Mutual Intelligibility of Turkic language

The most original one is Turkmen. Azerbaijani Turkish is full of Arabic, Persian and Russian loanwords. Anatolian Turkish has many English and French loanwords alongside Arabic and Persia. Also grammar of Turkish spoken in Anatolia has seriously damaged in comparison the other two.

Turkmen palatalize the S and Z so it can be difficult for Anatolian Turks who are originally Turkmens as a matter of fact.

Azeri and Turkmen are so close that mutual intelligibiklity goes upto 90%

 

So answer to your question should be yes.

But I have to say that also Qazaq and Qyrgyz are also the closest ones. They also have 90 % mutual intelligibility with each other.

The same for Uyghur and Uzbek.

The same for Tatar and Bashkurd.

 

Turkish languages have common words about 40,000, their grammar matches 60 %. We could also standardized our languages. But our territories were invaded and occupied by Russians and the Chinese, and they divided TURKESTAN into two parts. Initially they gave the names West Turkestan(Russian Turkestan) and East Turkestan(Chinese Turkestan) and then to make people forget the name of Turk they changed these names into Cental Asia(Russian Turkestan) and XINKIANG(Chinese Turkestan). That was not enough Russians divided West Turkestan into five new states according to Turkish tribal organizations. That was also not enough. They forbade the Chaghatai Turkish ( common standardized Turkic language of Turkestan) and Arabo Turkish script and then decided to standardize four different languages for four different Turkish state. Different versions of Cyrilic wirting system applied to each one. Even when reading, it became impossible to understand each standard language to a full extent. Because these new languages were created from the most remote dialects of each region. Russians ordered to make up a new word: Turkic instead of Turkish( most of Turkish languages do not diffrentiate between Turkish and Turkic.) Turkish would refer to only Anatolian Turks, and Turkic to Turkestan Turks . Turkic seems to mean similar to Turks but not Turk. But all the Turkestani people except local Tajiks were all Turks in deed perhaps more Turks than Anatolian Turks

Nevertheless, Turkishness has not died . Most of Qazaq, Kyrgyz Uzbek Turkmen Azerbaijani people have the awareness of Turkishness.

 

Originally posted by Bulldog I don't see what is holding them back, it wouldn't be such a hard task all it would take is a joint comission it doesn't even need Government backing to begin with, it could begin as an NGO, you and a group of other acedemics could contact groups of academics in the Turkic countries and make a community to do this.

You forget something Turks the eternal enemies of Eurpe and Christians. Even when they were split into several kaghanates, sultanates, states and empires they almost invaded all Europe. Do you think Europe and USA would let Turks make such a progress in the way of reuniting Turkish world, which  finally will lead Turks to be the most powerful of Asia and Europe. I think not.

 

Originally posted by Bulldog Sag bol

Edited by Tangriberdi - 15-Jun-2006 at 16:11

 

For face we use y�z.

 

 

'dongemek' is Turkmen 'tangmaq' which is 'to tie' and is used the way you did.

 

We use Tangmaq also, but it has a little different meaning from D�ngemek.

 

Ishingizni manga tangmange! ( Could you please not to give your work to me)

 

Original meaning is tieing.

 

Y�kleringizni tangdingizmu? (Did you tie up your luggages?)

 

Many is said as 'kop, kegen (ken), choq, qatiq' and a few more words.   Uyghur 'etwatidu' is Turkmen 'etiwitti'; but used sometimes and considered a special dialect.   'atmaq' is different from 'apmaq' or 'awmaq'. The latter means 'hunt' while 'atmaq' is 'to shoot' (anything).

 

We use Owlamaq for hunting.

 

Uyghur 'tes' is Turkmen 'ters' which means 'reverse'; but is used in the same way you did. There's also a similar Turkmen word 'tas' which means 'all of a sudden; to be about to': 'tas towilaqayti' (it was about to break down all of a sudden).

 

Actually we use more frequently Qeyin for difficult.

Qeyinana is mother in law, you know they are very difficult.

 

Tas is used as you discribed.

 

Tas qaldim, yeqilip ch�shkili. (I was about to be fallen down)

 

There's also a differene between 'ustunden' and 'uzerinden'. See: 'iki mitir bashimning ustunden kechti': it passed two meters above my head (note there's a distance). 'barmaqlarimning uzerinden aqqan kechti': 'it streamed over my fingers' (it touched my fingers'.   The same is for 'ashaq' and 'etek':   'oturqichning ashaqin da': 'under the table' (distance) 'ayaqimnig etekin te': 'under my foot' (you stepped it).

It is dialectal change of meaning and it is unusual change of meaning. And I think this change of meaning in ANatolia is not a widespread case for TANIMAK, to know, to recognize. It should be a local word and restricted to a very narrow area.

In Anatolian Turkish Soymak in a second meaning is the same as in Uyghur

Elmayı soyabilir misiniz? Can you peel the apple?

We have derisini y�zmek for the same process of taking the skin apart from the body, if mentioned animals or humans. To flay, to skin

 

Atmak can also mean  to shoot as in the phrases like Silah (gun, weapon)atmak, Kurshun(Korushun in Ottoman, bullet)atmak, top(cannon) atmak, ok (arrow) atmak

I agree on the rest.

Thank you for your time. You illuminate me so much. I appreciate that.

As you see, there are some differences but neither they are trivial nor huge.

Thank you. 

The same word izji is used in Anatolian Turkish too. Its meaning is scout, boyscout and tracker. It is the exactly same word in the same meaning.