Turkish Language for Children
In an ever-expanding connected world, many parents want their children to learn a second language or connect with their ancestral roots. The Turkish language is spoken by 65 million people in Turkey and throughout Asia and Europe, according to Turkishonline.com.
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History
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Turkish is an ancient language that belongs to the Altaic branch of the Ural-Altaic family of languages.
Features
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The Turkish language differs from Indo-European languages because it is gender neutral, adjectives precede nouns and verbs are at the end of the sentence. A characteristic of the Turkish language is that words are formed by combining meaningful word elements. Vowel harmony is another feature of all Ural-Altaic languages.
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Sources
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The Bonbon Magazine is a children's Turkish-American magazine that offers children an opportunity to read about Turkish culture, play games and practice the Turkish language. The subscription price of the magazine includes an online version.
Online Sources
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According to Manisa Turkish website, the best way to learn Turkish is to read Turkish language material. The site offers practice tutorials and explanations of the Turkish language. Afacancocuk.com and cocukca.com offer Turkish fairy tales and games for children with a Turkish-American translation button. The sites are free.
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