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Turkish vs Turkmen
Turkish and Turkmen sit in the same corner of the writing-system map — Grafle's Latin group — and players mix them up constantly. Here's the fastest way to tell them apart.
The tell
Turkmen uses ý, ň and w (boýunça, deň); Turkish uses dotless ı and ğ instead.
Side by side
Turkish
Bütün insanlar hür ve haysiyet bakımından eşit doğarlar.
Merhaba, bugün nasılsın?
Ağaç yaşken eğilir.
Turkish's own tells
- The dotless ı is the classic tell, plus ğ and ş.
- Never uses q, w or x.
On signs in:
- Turkey
- Cyprus
Turkmen
Ähli adamlar azat we mertebesi hem-de hukuklary boýunça deň dogulýarlar.
Salam, nähili ýagdaýlaryňyz?
Türkmen dili örän owadan we baý dildir.
Turkmen's own tells
- ý and ň everywhere (boýunça, deň) — plus w where Turkish would use v.
On signs in:
- Turkmenistan