#kumyk

[folkfashion]

Kumyk woman, Russia, by Visit Serpukhov

[songs-of-the-east]

Ethnic Diversity in the Former Eastern Bloc, Part 1:

Selection of Women Representing Native Ethnic Groups from Eastern Europe and European Russia

From left to right. Row 1: a) Romanian b) Circassian - Russia c) Lezgin - Russia Row 2: a) Crimean Tatar - Ukraine b) Don Kalmyk - Russia c) Chuvash - Russia Row 3: a) Moldovan b) Circassian (Kabardian) - Russia c) Chechen - Russia Row 4: a) Bulgarian b) Bashkir - Russia c) Ingush - Russia Row 5: a) Moksha - Russia b) Lithuanian c) Nogay (Steppe Ukraine and Crimea) Row 6: a) Abazin -Russia b) Vepsian - Russia c) Ossetian - Russia Row 7: a) Ashkenazi Jew - Russia b) Kalmyk (Proper) - Russia c) Udmurt - Russia Row 8: a) Volga Tatar - Russia b) Kumyk - Russia c) Russian Row 9: a) Nenet - Russia b) Mari - Russia c) Armenians of Ukraine Row 10 a) Abkhaz - Russia b) Ukrainian c) Serbian

Source: "Les Origines de la Beauté" project by Natalia Ivanova

Part 2 - Southern Caucaus Region, Central Asia, and Asian Russia

[the-pessimist-and-his-cat]

Any Hungarian person here???

Please answer this question because I had an epiphany just now, and I'm losing my goddamn mind.

I was writing my fic and I thought:

"Okay, I have decided to have Cumans speak mainly Hungarian with a few Kumyk words or phrases here and there. Because they have lived in Hungary for generations—of course, they have adopted the language and culture of Hungary. (Not to mention, Cuman language went extinct in the 18th century, so the effect of Hungarian culture on Cumans was quite strong).

If anyone is reading this and doesn't know about Kumyk, here is a link:

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💬 5  🔁 2  ❤️ 12 · People of the Internet. ·  I have a question! I haven't played KCD1 much, but I have a question regarding Cumans....

But my question is this:

Why did Henry say that they were speaking a strange language when he first arrived at Talmberg?!?!

I have three hypotheses, it's either one of these three:

Henry didn't know any Hungarian or hadn't met someone who spoke Hungarian, and thus, the language was strange to him? :/

It's a dialect of Hungarian, so he might know a little bit of Hungarian, but he doesn't know a dialect of it that Cumans use??????? :/

Like a bilingual, they spoke Hungarian mainly but retained their Cuman language only for their community. So, Henry didn't know Hungarian AND/Or Cuman, and thus, it was strange to him. :/

I am soooo confused. 0_0

Please explain to me Kunság and how it ties to Cumans of KCD. (They served as military, especially the cavalry from the 13th century), and for the love of God, did they speak Hungarian and our hungry Henry (pun intended) didn't know shit.....

Or they didn't speak Hungarian/spoke a Hungarian dialect specific to Cumans?????????

Is it as simple as "Henry didn't know Hungarian and that's why he said that they spoke a strange language?!?!?! I'm overthinking as usual, aren't I???

[moonfae-art]

remember i told you about #avatarsng challenge in my last post? here's another drawing for it: kumyk girl as an air mage. (kumyk person asked to draw this and she kinda liked the result so i guess it's ok) i really love their costume, it's so dainty.

kumyks are (one of) turkic people of caucasus.

[gwendolynlerman]

Languages of the world

Kumyk (къумукъ тил)

Basic facts

Number of native speakers: 450,000

Official language: Dagestan (Russia)

Language of diaspora: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkey

Script: Cyrillic, 39 letters

Grammatical cases: 6

Linguistic typology: agglutinative, SOV

Language family: Turkic, Common Turkic, Kipchak, Kipchak-Cuman

Number of dialects: 5

History

7th-10th centuries - formation of the language

13th century-1928 - Arabic script

1848 - first grammar of Kumyk

1929-1938 - shift to the Latin alphabet

1938 - adoption of Cyrillic

Writing system and pronunciation

These are the letters that make up the alphabet: а б в г гъ гь д е ё ж з и й к къ л м н нг о оь п р с т у уь ф х ц ч ш щ ъ ы ь э ю я.

ф, ц, and щ only appear in Russian loanwords.

Stress mainly falls on the last syllable.

Grammar

Nouns have two numbers (singular and plural) and six cases (nominative, possessive, dative-directive, accusative, locative, and ablative). There is no gender, but nouns can be animate or inanimate.

There are no articles, and adjectives are placed before the noun and take neither the plural nor the case markers.

Verbs are conjugated for tense, mood, aspect (perfective and imperfective), voice (active, reflexive, passive, collective, coercitive), person, and number.

Dialects

There are five dialects: Khasavyurt, Buinak, Kaitak, Tauly, and Ter. The standard language is based on the Khasavyurt and Buinak dialects.

The Kaitak dialect is distinctive in that it has no analogues.

[geoazie]

Aesthetic of the ethnies of the world ! Turkic ethnies part 1 ! The Azerbaijanis or Azeris are a Turkic people inhabitants of the country of Azerbaijan and of regions of Iran. They speak azerbaijani. They are Shia muslim. There are around 30 to 35 of them worldwide, with around 15 millions of them in Iran, 10 millions in Azerbaijan and 1 million in Russia. The Gagauz are a Turkic people inhabitants of the region of Gagauzia in Moldova and of Budjak in Ukraine. They speak gagauz, but mainly the langage of the country they are in. They are Eastern Orthodox. There are around 300 000 of them, with 100 000 in Moldova, and 30 000 in Ukraine. The Karachays are a Turkic people inhabitants of the region of Karachay-Cherkessia officially in Russia. They speak karachay and russian. They are Sunni muslim. There are around 225 000 of them. The Chuvash are a Turkic people inhabitants of the region of the Republic of Chuvashia officially in Russia. They speak chuvash and russian. They are mainly irreligious and christian Orthodox. There are around 1.5 millions of them. The Balkars are a Turkic people inhabitants of the region of Kabardino-Balkaria officially in Russia. They speak karachay-balkar and russian. They are Sunni muslim and Muwahhid muslim. There are around 130 000 of them. The Kumyks are a Turkic people inhabitants of the region of the Kumyk Plateau in Dagestan, officially in Russia. They speak kumyk and russian. They are Sunni muslim. There are around 505 000 of them. Those aesthetics are part of a serie. I’m covering the biggest ethnies of the world, starting by Europe. We are now covering Asian and European ethnies.

[celestialkavkazturk]

Some Turkic beauties:

1.Bashkir 2.Kumyk 3.Uzbek 4.Uyghur 5.Crimean Tatar 6.Chuvash 7.Kazakh         8.Tatar 9. Kyrgyz

[songs-of-the-east]

Kumyk Girl from Dagestan, European Russia

Starting from the 7th century local populations native to Dagestan were influenced by waves of Turkic-speaking nomads; first the Khazars, then later Kipchak and Oghuz tribes. The Khazar Khaganate played a significant role in this process, introducing Turkic language and cultural elements to the North Caucasus. Mixture and assimilation between natives and Turkic people led to the formation of the Kumyks.

Eventually, the Kumyks played a central political/cultural role in the region, especially through powerful feudal states such as the Shamkhalate of Tarki. The Shamkhals, Kumyk rulers, were influential figures who engaged in diplomacy and conflict with the Ottoman and Persian empires, and later with Russia. During the Russian conquest of the Caucasus in the 18th centuries, the Kumyks found themselves divided, some aligned with the empire, while others supported resistance movements like that of Imam Shamil.

As some of the earliest Muslims in the North Caucasus, the Kumyks were instrumental in spreading Islam throughout Dagestan and beyond, and for centuries, the Kumyk language served as a lingua franca in the region.

Islam in Dagestan spready unevenly, shaped by geography, history, and social context. In the northern lowlands, where the Kumyks lived, Islamic influence arrived relatively early, through trade routes and contact with neighboring Muslim powers in around the 14th century. Additionally, in the southern regions of Dagestan, Islam had an even earlier presence, dating back to the 8th century, although widespread conversion unfolded more gradually over time. By contrast, many of Dagestan’s highland communities, such as the Avars, Dargins, and Chechens, converted much later, between the 17th and 19th centuries, primarily through the work of Sufi brotherhoods and itinerant missionaries. These historical differences have had a lasting impact on the region’s varying levels of religiosity.

In the south, where Islam has existed the longest, the religion evolved into an extremely syncretic and less hierarchical form, blending Sufi teachings with a heavy focus on local folk traditions. This led to a more secular and moderate religious identity among groups like the Lezgins and Tabasarans, particularly in the post-Soviet era. In contrast, among northern/central highland groups such as the Avars, Dargins, and Chechens, Islam became deeply tied to anti-imperialist resistance and social discipline (although also heavily syncretic due to mixing in pre-Abrahamic folk beliefs). This is especially during the time of Imam Shamil; a key leader of the Naqshbandi Sufi order. His interpretation of Sufism emphasized obedience, moral rigor, and armed jihad in defense of the community and Islamic values - unlike the Sufism of the south which looked more similar to the liberal, tolerant, non-militant image of Sufism prominent in the west. As a result, these groups tend to display stronger religious commitment even today, and in the post-Soviet period, they were more susceptible to foreign religious influences, particularly Salafism promoted by Saudi Arabia and militants coming from the Gulf during civil unrest in the region in the 90s.

The Soviet era further shaped Dagestan’s religious landscape. Urban centers and groups more integrated into Soviet life, such as the Nogai, experienced significant secularization and remain among the least religious populations in the region. The Kumyks today occupy a middle ground between the more religious northern/central highlanders and the more secular southern groups and Nogai, reflecting their mixed historical exposure to both formal Islam and modern secular influences.