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Turkmen

Turkmen

7.7
The language spoken by the people of Turkmenistan
  • noun
  • /tɜrkmɛn/
translation icon : turcomano
  • The school offers classes in Turkmen as part of its language curriculum.

Examples

  • [speaking Turkmen]

  • Iraqi literature written in other languages such as Kurdish and Turkmen is not included in this survey.

    Academic text (1997)
  • [Speaking in Turkmen] -[in English]

  • [speaking Turkmen]

  • [speaking Turkmen]

  • [shouts in Turkmen]

  • -♪ I'll take you there ♪ -♪ Mercy ♪ -♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Oh, let me take you there ♪ ♪ I'll take you there ♪ ♪ Ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh ♪ [in Turkmen]

  • Many people in Turkmenistan prefer to speak Turkmen at home with their families.

  • She recently started learning Turkmen to better connect with her heritage.

Synonyms

Turkmen language
vsTurkmen
8.2

A language spoken by Turkmen people in Turkmenistan and nearby areas

is the same language but named with the shorter modern form
Turcoman language
vsTurkmen
9.9

A language like Turkish spoken by the Turkmen people in Turkmenistan and nearby countries

is the same language but reflects an alternative historical spelling
Turkoman language
vsTurkmen
9.7

A Turkic language spoken by the Turkmen people in Turkmenistan and nearby regions

is the same language but uses a different spelling variant
Turkoman
vsTurkmen
9.9

A Turkic language spoken in Turkmenistan and nearby regions

is the same language but prefers a different regional spelling
Turcoman
vsTurkmen
9.9

A Turkic language spoken in Turkmenistan and nearby regions

is the same language but is the full language name rather than the shorter personal form

Compounds

A language spoken by Turkmen people in Turkmenistan and nearby areas

Surface Forms

Turkmen singular
Turkmens plural

Etymology

Turkmen names the language of the Turkmen people and comes from Turk ('Turk') plus -men ('people'), so Turkmen the language is the speech of those people.