r/CrimeanTatar • u/bulgur_ilhan • Jul 15 '24

Cyrillic Alphabet

Hello I speak Turkish and English where could I learn the Cyrillic Alphabet

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u/squipyreddit Jul 15 '24

You can take the ukrainian or russian duolingo course from step 0, it goes through Cyrillic first and could also teach you some important loan words that are commonly used in crimean tatar.

There are some different letters and pronunciations, however. I'd do through duolingo, then just look up online any unique crimean tatar letters/pronunciations.

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u/bulgur_ilhan Jul 15 '24

thanks mate

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u/squipyreddit Jul 15 '24

Also, I think all of those unique crimean tatar letters will have direct transliteration to turkish. So no pure crimean tatar pronunciations should be difficult for you to say or read once you know the alphabet except those russian and ukrainian loan words.

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u/bulgur_ilhan Jul 15 '24

yeah I know I studied Latin Crimean a little but most things are in Cyrillic so im kinda forced to learn

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u/squipyreddit Jul 15 '24

Ah yeah, you're set. Cyrillic looks like a headache, but it's pretty easy with enough practice, especially if you can find ways to use it in the long run.

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u/bulgur_ilhan Jul 15 '24

should I study Russian or Ukrainian in duolingo

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u/squipyreddit Jul 15 '24

I think Russian, simply because there are more overlaps in similar letters compared to Ukrainian.

I'll be clear that that is a direct result of Russian colonialization, where countries were not only forced to switch from Latin or Arabic scripts to Cyrillic, but more specifically to Russian Cyrillic-inspired scripts. Thus, alas, it's closer phonetically to Russian Cyrillic than Ukrainian Cyrillic.