Tom dialect

The Tom dialect is one of three major dialects of Siberian Tatars. Eushta, Kalmak and Chat Tatars speak this dialect.

Classification

In Tumasheva's opinion, the Tom dialect is grammatically very close to Altai and related languages.

Dialects

According to Tumasheva, Tom dialect is divided into three sub-dialects:

• Eushta-Chat dialect (Tomsk Oblast)
• Or sub-dialect of Chat Tatars (Novosibirsk Oblast)
• Kalmak dialect (Kemerovo Oblast). (Sometimes considered a distinct language or dialect of Teleut)

See also

• Siberian Tatars
• Siberian Tatar language
• Khanate of Sibir

References

External links

• Д.Б.Рамазанова: Древние особенности татарских говоров Сибири. Исследование татарских говоров Сибири имеет долгую и богатую историю.
• Сибирскотатарский язык. Малые языки России.
• Information about Siberian Tatar language