
Karaim language - Wikipedia
Karaim is a member of the Turkic language family, a group of languages of Eurasia spoken by historically nomadic peoples. Within the Turkic family, Karaim is identified as a member of the Kipchak languages, in turn a member of the Western branch of the Turkic language family.
Karaite Judaism - Wikipedia
Karaism is a non-Rabbinical Jewish sect [10][11] characterized by the recognition of the written Tanakh alone as its supreme authority in halakha (religious law) and theology. [12] .
Crimean Karaites - Wikipedia
Crimean Karaites or simply Karaites (Crimean Karaim: Кърымкъарайлар, Qrımqaraylar, singular къарай, qaray; Trakai dialect: karajlar, singular karaj; Hebrew: קראי מזרח אירופה; Crimean Tatar: Qaraylar; Yiddish: קרימישע קאַראַיִמער, romanized: krimishe karaimer), also known more broadly as Eastern European Karaites, are a traditionally Turkic-speak...
Karaim language, alphabet and pronunciation - Omniglot
Karaim is a Turkic language spoken by about 60 people in Lithuania, Poland, and in Crimea and Galicia in Ukraine. It has three main dialects: Crimea ( къарай тили ), Trakai-Vilnius ( karaj tili ) and Lutsk-Halych ( karay dili ).
Karaim - Jewish Languages
2 days ago · Karaim, traditionally known by its speakers as the Language of Qedar, is the Turkic language spoken by the Karaites of Eastern Europe, part of the Kipchak branch of the language family.
Karaites: Who Are They, and Where Do They Live?
Nov 26, 2014 · In Hebrew, the term karaim, meaning “Readers (of the Hebrew Scriptures)”, emerged in the 9th-century works of Benjamin ben Moshe Nagavendi, who used it to describe various anti-Talmudic movements, including that of the Ananites.
Karaim | Endangered Language Alliance Toronto
Karaim is a Turkic language spoken originally by ancient Turkic people, the Kipchaks. They lived in Eurasian steppes and during the medieval times were part of various Turkic confederations and empires.
Karaim - Languages In Danger
Karaim is an endangered language spoken mainly in Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland. The Karaim language originates from the Crimean Peninsula, and is still used by some 120 persons in the two countries, as well as by some unverified number of speakers in the Ukrainian Crimea.
Karaim Language (KDR) - Ethnologue
Karaim is an endangered indigenous language of Lithuania and the Russian Federation. It belongs to the Turkic language family. Direct evidence is lacking, but the language is thought to be used as a first language by older adults only.
In the heart of Europe, an endangered Turkic language lives on
Nov 9, 2020 · Romuald Čaprockij (RČ): The Karaim language, called къарай, карай тили or karaj tili in Karaim is a Turkic language of the Kipchak-Polovets subgroup. Historically, it was spoken by people in Lutsk and Galich in the Lviv region of Ukraine, on the Crimean peninsula, in Lithuania (in the cities of Vilnius, Panevėžys and Trakai ...