Ottoman Turkish language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ottoman Turkish |
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| لسان عثمانى lisân-ı Osmânî |
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| Region | Ottoman Empire |
| Era | c. 15th century - developed into Modern Turkish in 1928 |
| Language family |
Turkic
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| Early forms: |
Old Anatolian Turkish
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| Writing system | Arabic and Persian alphabets |
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| Official language in | Cretan State Emirate of Jabal Shammar Khedivate of Egypt Ottoman Empire Provisional National Government of the Southwestern Caucasus Provisional Government of Western Thrace Turkish Provisional Government Turkey (Until 1928) |
| Linguist List | ota |
Ottoman Turkish or the Ottoman language (لسان عثمانى Lisân-ı Osmânî) (also known as تركچه Türkçe or تركی Türkî, "Turkish"), is a type of Turkish language that was used in the Ottoman Empire between the 13th and 20th centuries. It was heavily influenced by Arabic and Persian. It was written in the Arabic and Persian alphabets. When the Ottoman Empire was at its most powerful, Arabic and Persian words made up to 88% of its vocabulary. Words of Arabic origins heavily outnumbered native Turkish words.
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A poem about Rumi in Ottoman Turkish.
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Calendar in Thessaloniki 1896, a cosmopolitan city; the first three lines in Ottoman script
See also
In Spanish: Idioma turco otomano para niños
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