ttTechnical information about ISO 639 language code tt
The table below provides technical details for the Tatar language, designated by the tt code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Tatar Native Татар теле |
| Family | Kipchak |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Central (Kazan)MisharSiberian |
| Related languages | BashkirCrimean TatarKazakhKarakalpakNogai |
| Key facts | Classified in the Kipchak-Bulgar branch of the Turkic familyHistorically written in Arabic, Latin and Cyrillic scriptsStrong vowel harmony governs word formationRich oral literature includes epics such as “İdiqay”Features the phoneme ң /ŋ/, a velar nasal not present in many European languages |
| Sample phrase | Сәлам, хәлләрең ничек? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
Tatar belongs to the Turkic language family, more specifically to the Kipchak subgroup. It is one of the official languages in Tatarstan, Russia. It is primarily written using the Cyrillic script, although there has been historical use of the Latin script. It is estimated that there are around 4.5 million speakers worldwide.
Speakers
4.1M
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Tatar speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
tt-RU – Tatar (Russia)
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