Turkmen language — language name=Turkmen nativename= tk. Türkmen dili familycolor=Altaic states=Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey speakers=ca. 9 million fam1=Altaic [ [http://www.ethnologue.com/show family.asp?subid=90009] Ethnologue ] (controversial)… … Wikipedia
Turkmen — or Turkoman or Turkman may refer to:*Of or relating to Turkmenistan, a country in Central Asia, specifically: **Turkmen SSR, that country as a constituent republic of the former Soviet Union **Turkmen language, the national language of… … Wikipedia
Turkmen cuisine — Turkmen cuisine, the cuisine of Turkmenistan, is similar to that of the rest of Central Asia. Plov is the staple, everyday food, which is also served at celebrations. It consists of chunks of mutton, carrots and rice fried in a large cast iron… … Wikipedia
Turkmen people — This article is about the Turkmen people of Turkmenistan. For the distinct group of Turk peoples of Iraq see Iraqi Turkmen. For the group of people in Turkey, see Turkish people. See also disambiguation page Turkmen for other uses of the term.… … Wikipedia
Turkmen literature — the body of written works produced by the Turkmen people of Central Asia. Reconstructing a literary history of the Turkmen is extremely difficult. They did not possess their own educational or literary institutions but instead lived… … Universalium
Turkmen — 1. noun a) A person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent. b) a Turkic language of the Turkmen spoken mostly in Turkmenistan 2. adjective Of, from, or pertaining to Turkmenistan … Wiktionary
Turkmen — [tʉrk′men΄, tʉrk′mən] n. pl. Turkmens [see TURKOMAN] 1. a member of a people living mainly in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan and in N Iran and Afghanistan 2. the Turkic language of this people adj. of the Turkmens or their language or… … English World dictionary
Turkmen — /terrk men, meuhn/, n. the language of the Turkman people, a Turkic language spoken mostly east of the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan but also in parts of European Russia, Iran, and the Caucasus. Also, Turkoman, Turcoman. [ < Turk Türkmen] * * *… … Universalium
Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic — Infobox SSR name = Turkmen SSR rus name = Туркменская Советская Социалистическая Республика loc name = Түркменистан Совет Социалистик Республикасы full name = Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic year start = 1921 year end = 1991 p1 = Khorezm People … Wikipedia
Turkmen alphabet — The current official Turkmen alphabet as used in Turkmenistan is a modified Latin alphabet based on the Turkish alphabet, but with notable differences: J is used instead of the Turkish C; Ž is used instead of the Turkish J; Y is used instead of… … Wikipedia
