PRIMARY LONG VOWELS IN THE PAMIR DIALECT OF KYRGYZ TURKISH |
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Prof. Dr. Çetin PEKACAR |
The primary long vowels which existed in Proto-Turkic period have been preserved systematically in Turkmen Turkish, Yakut and Khalaj, but almost wholly disappeared in the other Turkish dialects. This phenomena has been an original subject in various researches and discussions since 19th century, and finally was researched in a study named Ana Türkçede Aslî Uzun Ünlüler, by T. Tekin in 1975. As local dialects which have a very important position in Turkish studies are researched, some new information about primary long vowels is coming to light. In this study the primary long vowels in the Pamir Dialect of Kyrgyz Turkish are studied comparatively with Turkmen, Yakut, Khalaj and Standart Kyrgyz Turkish. It has obviously become definite that there are words that preserved primary long vowels in the Pamir Dialect of Kyrgyz Turkish. On the other hand, these words are new evidences for the thesis about the above mentioned Turkish dialects preserving primary long vowels. |
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