Crimean Tatar

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A language of Ukraine

ISO 639-3
crh
Alternate Names
Crimean, Crimean Turkish, Qırım Türkçesi, Qırımca, Qirim, Qirim tili, Qirimtatar
Autonym
Къырымтатар тили‎ (Qırımtatar tili), Къырымтатарджа‎ (Qırımtatarca), къырым тили‎ (Qırım tili)
User Population

228,000 in Ukraine (2001 census). Ethnic population: 248,000 (2001 census). Total users in all countries: 581,340.

Location

Krym, autonomous republic.

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Language Status

5* (Developing). Recognized language (2009, No. 1167-VI, Autonomous Republic Crimea Republic Constitution (amended), Articles 11-13), protected language.

Classification
Turkic, Southern
Language Use

Mostly the older generations speak it, but it could be shifting up in use.

Language Development

Taught in a few schools. Two local universities have faculties of Crimean Tatar. Literature. Newspapers. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2016.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Crimean Tatar
Writing

Cyrillic script [Cyrl], primary usage. Latin script [Latn], official usage since 1997.

Other Comments

Sometimes confused with, but distinct from, Tatar [tat]. Muslim.

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