The First Long Wovels In The Dialect Of Arapkir/Malatya

The fact that the first long wovels are shortened in the Oguz Turkish dialects expect Turkmen Turkish is the most common thought. In the standart Turkey Turkish the first long wovels are also shortened. However, the studies which started in the second half of the twentieth century and the studies Turkey Turkish has been preserved even if it is rare. These studies are very important beacuse they are seen in the Oguz Turkish dialect group except Turkmen Turkish. Our study comprises of the Arapkir town of the province Malatya. We found out some words with the first long wovel in the studies we did in this area. We made a list of these words that we found in the conclusion part of our study.

Keywords

Long wovels, the first long wovels, Turkey Turkish dialects, phonetic.