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Crimean Tatar

A language of Ukraine

ISO 639-3: crh

Population	260,000 in Ukraine (2006 A. Goriainov). Population total all countries: 483,990.
Region	Crimea. Also in Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation (Europe), Turkey (Asia), United States, Uzbekistan.
Alternate names	Crimean, Crimean Turkish
Classification	Altaic, Turkic, Southern
Language development	NT: 1666–1825.
Writing system	Cyrillic script. Latin script, official use since 1997.
Comments	Sometimes confused with, but distinct from, Tatar [tat]. Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Bulgaria

Language name	Crimean Tatar
Population	6,000 in Bulgaria (2006 A. Goriainov).
Region	Northeast.
Alternate names	Crimean, Crimean Turkish
Dialects	Northern Crimean (Crimean Nogai, Steppe Crimean), Central Crimean, Southern Crimean.
Comments	Muslim.

Romania

Language name	Crimean Tatar
Population	22,000 in Romania (2006 Goriainov).
Region	East.
Alternate names	Crimean Turkish
Dialects	Northern Crimean (Crimean Nogai, Steppe Crimean), Central Crimean, Southern Crimean.
Comments	Muslim.

Turkey (Asia)

Language name	Crimean Tatar
Population	2,000 in Turkey.
Region	Number of speakers in Turkey is not known, though there are definitely some Crimean Tatar villages, such as Karakuyu in Polatli District of Ankara Province.
Alternate names	Crimean Turkish
Dialects	Northern Crimean (Crimean Nogai, Steppe Crimean), Central Crimean, Southern Crimean.
Comments	Muslim.

Uzbekistan

Language name	Crimean Tatar
Population	150,000 in Uzbekistan (2006 A. Goriainov).
Language map	Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, reference number 2
Alternate names	Crimean Turkish
Dialects	Northern Crimean (Crimean Nogai, Steppe Crimean), Central Crimean, Southern Crimean.
Comments	The census counted them with the Tatar [tat], but the languages are distinct. Muslim.

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