Chelkan (куу / чалканду)

Chelkan is a a Northern Altai language spoken in Turachakskiy and Choyskiy districts of Altai Republic in southern Russia. Chelkan was considered a dialect of Altai, however it now classified and recognised as a separate language. According to the 2010 census, about 2,000 people speak Chelkan.

Chelkan was first documented in the 1860s by V.V. Radlov. Other studies of the language were undertaken during the 20th century. However, the language remained an oral one until the 21st century. The first book in Chelkan, a textbook for children, was pubished in 2004. A dictionary has also been published.

Cyrillic alphabet for Chelkan

Cyrillic alphabet for Chelkan

Information Chelkan pronunciation provide by Michael Peter Füstumum

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Some proverbs in Chelkan

Ищмекщыныҥ қолы ус, тьыжаныҥ тили ус
The hardworking hands are working, the lazy tongue is working

Ищмекщыныҥ иҗы кöп, тьыжаныҥ тьоғы кöп
The hard worker has a lot of work, the lazy talker has a lot

Киҗе оро қаспе, пойыҥ тӱҗерыҥ
Don't dig a hole for a man, you yourself will fall

Айзелерныҥ ортозынде тьадыра кӱщ
Living among the devils is difficult

Source: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Челканское_наречие

Sample video

Information about Chelkan | Numbers in Chelkan

Links

Information about Chelkan
http://lingsib.iea.ras.ru/en/languages/chelkan.shtml
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Челканское_наречие
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/atv

Turkic languages

Altay, Äynu, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Chagatai, Chelkan, Chulym, Chuvash, Crimean Tatar, Dolgan, Fuyu Kyrgyz, Gagauz, Ili Turki, Karachay-Balkar, Karaim, Karakalpak, Karamanli Turkish, Kazakh, Khakas, Khalaj, Khorasani Turkic, Krymchak, Kumandy, Kumyk, Kyrgyz, Lop, Nogai, Old Turkic, Qashqai, Romanian Tatar, Salar, Shor, Siberian Tatar, Soyot, Tatar, Teleut, Tofa, Turkish, Turkmen, Tuvan, Urum, Uyghur, Uzbek, Western Yugur, Yakut (Sakha)

Languages written with the Cyrillic alphabet

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