Abstract
NUMBER WORDS OF QASHQAI: EXAMPLES FROM SHIRAZ AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
Numbers are the basic word entities of the languages. The entity of the language is measured with the number system. Turkish number systems have Gokturkish roots. Number words of Turkish which are used in Oghuz geography also come from this basic source.
Semi-nomadic Qashqai Turks, which is an Oghuz branch, lives within the borders of Iran, mostly in the Shiraz and its surroundings. Qashqai people who are bilingual are not separated from other Turkish dialects in terms of using number words. In addition to this, the influence of Farsi cannot be underestimated.
In this article, numbers in Qashqai language will be analysed by basing the argument to a part of the compiled article on Language of Qashqai Turks which was prepared as a Turkish Language Institution Project.
Keywords
Number, number words, Qashqai Turks, Qashqai Turkish, Iranian Turks, semi-nomadic.