Turkmen
Turkmen
Essays
- Information on the script, sounds, grammar and vocabulary of Turkmen, with some links.
- Article with diagram on the history, dialects, script, grammar and role in society of Turkmen.
La Langue turkmène et son écriture à l'aube du XXIème siècle Only available in French
- Article about the history of the Turkmen alphabet, dialects and relationship to other languages.
- Information on the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets of Turkmen, with some links.
- Concise information on the dialects, grammar, phonology, writing and resources for Turkmen.
- Overview of the language, alphabet, pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.
Courses
Peace Corps Turkmen Language Manual (alternative) by D. Tyson & L. Clark, 1993
- Textbook based around dialogues for everyday survival, with vocabulary, grammar and cultural notes on each. Unfortunately no exercises.
Peace Corps Turkmen (+audio)
- Short course giving a survival knowledge of Turkmen phrases and grammar, with audio. Unfortunately no exercises.
Websites
- Lots of phrasebooks with audio, some specific to the military.
- Comparative vocabulary between English, Turkish, Turkmen and Uzbek. Note: Not fully complete.
- Several stacks of flashcards for Turkmen vocabulary, made using iFlash.
- Trial flashcard program with free Azerbaijani vocabulary lists.
Script
- A chart of the letters in the Turkmen Latin alphabet & Cyrillic alphabet, with IPA equivalents.
E-books
Turkmen Language Course (audio only) by D. Tyson & L. Clark
- Audio for a textbook from Indiana University, unfortunately the text does not appear to be available online.
Turkmen-English Dictionary 1996
- One-way dictionary with short introduction to the language and a brief easy-to-understand grammar.
Forums
- Forum for Turkic languages such as Turkmen, Kazakh etc. Has a few relevant threads for Turkmen.
Authentic Materials
- News & radio in Turkmen.
- Videos of full-length movies in Turkmen.
LangMedia Culture Talk: Turkmenistan
- Video interviews with transcripts and translations about Turkmen culture and life. Many of the interviews are in English or Russian, some are in Turkmen.
Technical
- Two-way searchable and downloadable dictionary with 8000+ entries.
- Seachable Turkmen dictionary in English and Russian.
- Searchable two dictionary with keys for special characters when typing in Turkmen.