Trukhmen (tr. Түрпен дили) is a dialect of the Turkmen language.[1][2] It is used by Trukhmens in Stavropol krai (Russia).
| Trukhmen | |
|---|---|
| Stavropol Turkmen | |
| Түрпен дили | |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Stavropol krai |
Language family | Altaic (controversial)
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
Trukhmen contains lots of characteristic features, but is influenced by the Nogai language (especially in phonetics, grammatical structures and, to some extent, in vocabulary).[3] The main cause of dialectal differences in Trukhmen is the contact of its speakers with other ethnic groups, such as Nogais and Kumyks. There is no written literature in Trukhmen - the Trukhmens use Russian as their literary language.[3] Russian is also one of the languages which has an impact on their mother tongue.[4]