Bashkort
Bashkir / Bashqortsa / Башҡорт теле (ISO 639-3: bak)
VALID SCRIPTS: Cyrillic, Latin, Arabic (No official status)
TONAL: No
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Bashkort is a Turkic language spoken by the Bashkort people, who live primarily in the Republic of Bashkortostan in Russia. It is one of the major Turkic languages, and is closely related to other Turkic languages such as Tatar and Kazakh .
The history of the Bashkort language is closely tied to the history of the Bashkort people, who have lived in the region for centuries. The language has evolved over time, influenced by neighboring languages such as Russian and Persian . Despite this, Bashkort has maintained its distinctiveness as a Turkic language, with a unique grammar and vocabulary.
Bashkort is an agglutinative language, meaning that words are constructed by adding suffixes to a root word. It has a rich system of cases, which are used to indicate the grammatical role of a noun in a sentence. Like other Turkic languages, Bashkort also has a vowel harmony system, which dictates which vowels can be used in a given word based on the vowels used in the root word.
Despite being spoken by several million people, Bashkort is considered an endangered language, and efforts are being made to preserve and promote it. This includes the development of language education programs, the creation of written materials in the language, and the use of Bashkort in media and public life. Overall, Bashkort is an important part of the linguistic and cultural diversity of the world, and its continued survival and growth is important for the Bashkort people and for the broader Turkic language family.