Yellow Uyghur

Abstract

This article provides a brief introduction to Yellow Uyghur, an endangered Turkic language spoken in Gansu Province, China. Two audio recordings are provided with Turcological transcription, morphological glosses, and free English translation. Basic grammatical features of Yellow Uyghur are described.

Keywords

• Yellow Uyghur
• endangered language
• audio recording
• grammatical description

Sarı Uygurca

Abstract

Bu makale, Çin’in Gansu eyaletinde konuşulan Sarı Uygurca üzerine giriş niteliğinde kısa bir bilgi sunmaktadır. Bu Türk dilinden yapılmış iki ses kaydının çevriyazısı, satırarası morfolojik açıklamalar ve serbest İngilizce bir çeviri ile birlikte sunulmuştur. Çevriyazıda karşılaşılan bulgulara dayanarak Sarı Uygurcanın temel dilbilgisel özellikleri ele alınmıştır.

Keywords

• Sarı Uygurca
• yok olma tehlikesi altındaki dil
• ses kaydı
• dilbilgisel betimleme

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