Aral'sk
| Aral'sk | |
|---|---|
| Aral'ski | |
| Pronunciation | /aral.skɪ/ |
| Native to | Boratstans, specificaly Aral'sk Republic |
| Ethnicity | Aral'skians |
Native speakers | 8,400,000 (2026) |
Okchon
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Early forms | |
| WIP names (Latin, Cyrillic transliteration exists) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Boratstans |
| Regulated by | WIP |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | ar |
| ISO 639-2 | ara (B) ara (T) |
| ISO 639-3 | ara |
Aral'sk is a major language spoken in Boratstans, closely related to the Kaspian language. Together, they are known as the "Lake Languages," named after the Aral'sk Sea and the Kaspian Sea. Aral'sk has 8.4 million native speakers in the Aral'sk Republic and at least 400,000 native speakers outside of the republic. The language shares its vowels, most letters, and their pronunciations with Kaspian.
Aral'sk and Kaspian are also known for the use of letters with double dots (ä, ë, ï, ö, ÿ), which are followed by "y" sound (J in Aral'sk pronunciation). Additionally, Aral'sk has a complex use of the apostrophe (known as Čářka in Aral'sk) in many words. It is mainly used after letters with double dots or in words that are a combination of two words.
Alphabet
The Aral'sk language uses the Latin script.
Dialects
It has various dialects, such as Northern Aral'sk and Southern Aral'sk. There is also a dialect that is a mixture of Kezagri and Aral'sk known as Kezagri-Ÿukranian, which is primarily spoken at the borders of the Aral'sk Republic and Kezagristan Republic.
IPA for Aral'sk
Aral’sk shares most of its letters and theyre pronounciation with Kaspian language. Unlike Kaspian it can peronounce some of its letters with double dots with “e” sound at end. So one letter can make 3 letter sound.
| Letter (Upper Case) |
Letter (Lower Case) |
Pronounciation (IPA) |
Pronounciation (Name of the Letter) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | a | /a/ | á |
| Á | á | /a:/ | Dlïhé á |
| Ä | ä | /aj/ or /ajɛ/ | Dvö tiëčné a |
| B | b | /b/ | bé |
| C | c | /ts/ | cé |
| Č | č | /tʃ/ | čé |
| D | d | /d/ | dé |
| Ď | ď | /ɟ/ | ďé |
| E | e | /ɛ/ | é |
| É | é | /ɛ:/ | Dlïhé é |
| Ë | ë | /ɛj/ | Dvö tiëčné e |
| Ě | ě | /jɛ/ | jé |
| F | f | /f/ | ef |
| G | g | /g/ | gé |
| G' | g' | /dʒ/ | g'é |
| H | h | /ɦ/ | há |
| J | j | /j/ | jó |
| I | i | /ɪ/ | měkéj i; í |
| Í | í | /i:/ | Dlïhé í |
| Ï | ï | /ɪj/ or /ɪjɛ | Dvö tiëčné i |
| K | k | /k/ | ká |
| L | l | /l/ | el |
| M | m | /m/ | em |
| N | n | /n/ | en |
| Ň | ň | /ɲ/ | eň |
| O | o | /o/ | ó |
| Ó | ó | /o:/ | Dlïhé ó |
| Ö | ö | /oj/ or /ojɛ/ | Dvö tiëčné o |
| P | p | /p/ | pé |
| R | r | /r/ | er |
| Ř | ř | /r̝/ | eř |
| Ŕ | ŕ | /ra:/ | rá |
| S | s | /s/ | es |
| Š | š | /ʃ/ | eš |
| T | t | /t/ | té |
| Ť | ť | /c/ | ťé |
| U | u | /u/ | ú |
| Ú | ú | /u:/ | Dlïhé ú |
| Ü | ü | /uj/ | Dvö tiëčné u |
| V | v | /v/ | vé |
| Z | z | /z/ | zet |
| Ž | ž | /ʒ/ | žet |
| Ź | ź | /zi:/ | zí |
| X | x | /ks/ | ks; iks |
| Y | y | /ɪ/ | tvrdéj i; i |
| Ý | ý | /i:/ | Dlïhé ý |
| Ÿ | ÿ | /ij/ or /ijɛ/ | Dvö tiëčné y |