Usage of Ń (Ny) Voice in Sakha (Yakut) Turkish

Abstract

Saha (Yakut) Turkish is considered as one of the distant dialects of Turkish. This dialect preserves the old language elements within its body to a large extent. The /?/ sound is also a sound that is found in Old Turkish and is in the alphabet of Sakha (Yakut) Turkish today. This sound is not found at the beginning of the word, in Sakha (Yakut) Turkish words. It is used only in the word and at the end. Considering the general condition of this sound, it is possible to see its use at the beginning of the word in the words borrowed, in nouns and verbs derived from reflections, and in the names of places and people. Considering the /?/ sound used in the words that have this sound in Old Turkish, it is seen that the sound is met with the /y/ sound in Saha (Yakut) Turkish. Considering the words containing the Old Turkish /?/ sound, it is seen that Dolgan has more preserved this sound. Apart from that, the /?/ sound has different uses for Sakha Turkish. Sometimes it is seen that this sound is used interchangeably with different sounds (/n/, /c/, /y/). Apart from this sound, the /?/ sound, which is used in speech in Saha Turkish and stated to be used in speech in dictionaries, can also be used instead of the /?/ sound. © 2021 İstanbul Üniversitesi.