Baraba dialect

Baraba
Baraba
Paraba
параба, бараба
Native to	Russia
Region	Siberia, Baraba steppe (Novosibirsk and Omsk Oblasts)
Ethnicity	Baraba Tatars
Native speakers	<8,000 (2005)
Language family	Turkic Kipchak Kypchak-Kyrgyz Siberian Tatar Baraba; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	bara1273
ELP	Baraba Tatar
	Baraba Tatar is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
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Baraba, Paraba or Baraba Tatar is a dialect of Siberian Tatar^[4] spoken by Baraba Tatars in Siberia. While middle aged individuals and the young generation speak Russian and Volga-Ural Tatar, the Baraba dialect is used only by the older generation.^[5] As such, it is classified as Severely Endangered by the Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

History

The Arabic script has been historically used to write Siberian Tatar. The Latin script was adopted in 1928 but was replaced with the Cyrillic script in 1938.^{[citation needed]} While standard Volga Tatar is widely taught in local schools, Baraba Tatar is not.^[6]

Geographic distribution

Baraba Tatar is spoken mainly in the Novosibirsk Oblast and in Omsk Oblast, in Russia, on the Baraba steppe. Standard Volga–Ural Tatar is taught at local Tatar schools.

Sounds

Consonants

Consonants of Baraba
		Labial	Dental	Palatal	Velar	Uvular	Glottal
Plosive	Voiceless	p	t		k	q
Plosive	Voiced	b	d		ɡ
Affricate			ts	tʃ
Fricative	Voiceless	(f)	s	ʃ	x		h
Fricative	Voiced	(v)	(z)	(ʒ)	ɣ
Nasal		m	n		ŋ
Lateral			l
Trill			r
Semivowel	Plain			j
Semivowel	Labial			ɥ	w

Sounds in parentheses appear only in loan words.
The sounds [ts] and [tʃ] appear in free variation. The replacement of /tʃ/ with /ts/ is a feature that distinguishes Baraba from Volga–Ural Tatar.^[7]

Vowels

Vowels of Baraba
	Front		Central			Back
	unrounded	rounded	unrounded	compressed	rounded	unrounded	rounded
High	i	y				ɯ	u
Mid	e	ø	Error using {{IPA symbol}}: "ë" not found in list	ø̈	Error using {{IPA symbol}}: "ö" not found in list		o
Low	æ					ɑ

References

^ "Сибирскотатарский язык | Малые языки России". minlang.iling-ran.ru. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
^ Moseley, Christopher, ed. (2010). Encyclopedia of the world's endangered languages (1. publ. in paperback ed.). London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-56331-4.
^ "Сибирскотатарский язык | Малые языки России". minlang.iling-ran.ru. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
^ Тумашева, Д. Г. (1977). Dialekty sibirskih tatar. Opyt sravnitelʹnogo issledovanija Диалекты сибирских татар. Опыт сравнительного исследования [Dialects of Siberian Tatars. Comparative research experience] (in Russian). Казань.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Güllüdağ, Nesrin (July 2013). "Baraba Tatarlarının dili üzerine bir inceleme" [A Study on the Language of the Baraba Tatars] (PDF). AVRASYA Uluslararası Arastırmalar Dergisi (in Turkish). 2 (3): 88–128.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Baraba Tatars". The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire. Archived from the original on 10 May 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ Дмитриева, Л. В. (1981). Язык Барабинских Татар (Материалы и Исследования) (in Russian). Leningrad: Академия Наук СССР.

External links

(in Russian) Atlas of Tatar dialects

[1] "Сибирскотатарский язык | Малые языки России". minlang.iling-ran.ru. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[2] Moseley, Christopher, ed. (2010). Encyclopedia of the world's endangered languages (1. publ. in paperback ed.). London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-56331-4.

[3] "Сибирскотатарский язык | Малые языки России". minlang.iling-ran.ru. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[4] Тумашева, Д. Г. (1977). Dialekty sibirskih tatar. Opyt sravnitelʹnogo issledovanija Диалекты сибирских татар. Опыт сравнительного исследования [Dialects of Siberian Tatars. Comparative research experience] (in Russian). Казань.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[5] Güllüdağ, Nesrin (July 2013). "Baraba Tatarlarının dili üzerine bir inceleme" [A Study on the Language of the Baraba Tatars] (PDF). AVRASYA Uluslararası Arastırmalar Dergisi (in Turkish). 2 (3): 88–128.^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] "Baraba Tatars". The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire. Archived from the original on 10 May 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[7] Дмитриева, Л. В. (1981). Язык Барабинских Татар (Материалы и Исследования) (in Russian). Leningrad: Академия Наук СССР.

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