Peace Corps Kazakh Language Course - Live Lingua

169 Pages·1999·6.83 MB·English

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Pun THE Guise + Classroom Tee“ Tastructicmal Materials (For
Learner} (051)

TORS PRILE ——AFOI/POOY Pls Pootazee

DENCRTPTENS Aezulturecios} Aiphabete; Competonay Dazed Sducat is

Centeostive Lingsiatice: Comverse! ona Tanguaze
Crrses; "Daily Living Skiclst Drasoga. (Langusee!
Foods Forwigu Cocoteseet dramas ileal h Services!
Minlerpersensul Coonuuteativny canguege Petterne
Norphology.aageages}? Phenol gy Proesuc! ator
instruct ton} Sacond Leagunge Laetevet ion; *Second
Einguene Ueeening! Tateprane Jeage Inzsructivat
GPanapertattont llnegmmonly Tavohe Larauages
deratulaty Developments Yeluntary teeceient
Misinateer Training: beatkor

DOMIITTRRS — Magshh; *Murakhetaas Pewee Coaps; Sbegping

Tate putes is designed fer Kazakt Longeage thai ing
af deter “enon wpnkers in Kegatheton, ane ceflect a2sly
ramassitign aeecs in Unst cortosts cE ceneists ofan ioure@sctory
Ehnpier ane a sevisg of 10 [romoroagen competeney-bared language
ipseuse, The intsoductian cuntsing Oackgrevad iefzzmai:er or the
VGnguage, Hs slahuaet. the hacabls people, Razazh pronolzay and
cipher eis, sone basis €iflermces Seturer Kageth ard ined, aed
fotos on Lares of address. Lach levi Liste the targater lana
Conpesenetea, Largafae grammar iesi siructores, Uriel dialogues,
Socabulacy List, sulLers! noles, ane « unter ef eterelses ip
dente se canp.ntion, paicere dell, and Translation. Lesvua
inctode: seeeiangs sud introduetionet “en-lyt fand: chops eg:

Clathing: fewitations and euetal Cunstiors? gelling and geving

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4 Toon tie origina, docuranl :
Kazakh Language
Course
for
Peace Corps
Volunteers
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3 Almaty

May 1995
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2 gest cory AVAILABLE
Compiled by:

Bayan Apysbaeva
Bayan lemaquiova
Uphilmalik Turguzhanova

‘Supervised by:

_ Aiguie Zhekupova,

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PREFACE

‘This book is intended to ba used in the Kezett language short-term
training program. Tr was designed and written by a group of fighly
‘experieneed instruotore who took part in teaching the Kazakn language
to Peace Comps Volunteers In 1298 and 1994, The competency - based
education approech and principles of Intensive learning form the besis ot
‘the cuncuium,

‘A compatency - based approach focuses on the specile tasks that
lesmers vill need to accomplish through lanquace, this approach
fecusas nat only an fengvaga, but also on fhe cukurat context and
purpose of the communication.

‘The material of the book will help volunteers communicate in every
‘day ita inthe Kazakh languaye, The book consists of three parts. The
first part has a brief introductan to the Kazakh language. The second
part has topics thet aover basic living sfuations. It also includes
exercises on phonetios, grammar and vocabukiy which wl facittate the
‘apquisiton of basic language skis. The third part contains tne Kazakh
‘orem for tha students interested in grammatical rules.

"The authors would apzreciate eurjgestions and additions that might
boenatt and improve the book. Tha authors wouks tke to thank Ramziya
kkantayeva fot her contribution in lyping ane printing. They also
anknawiedge the assistance of the US Feave Corps staff In Kazakhstan,
‘especialy Me. Terry Armstrong, Director of Training, and volunteers Fri
Glles and Michele Ostreneer in ealting the book,
KA3AK ENIHIH POMISZEPI
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KagzakcTay
PeonyBnnkacuintit
Memnekertix OH¥paHe!

cesin xacrannap: Mvsabap @rivGaes, Kanbip

Mupaanzes, TrwaH6at Monaaranes,

>Xanpipa apisaena

>Kapanta tamwictal KahapMan XAMuKnbIS,
‘AgaTTuk XOMbtIAA KAMEMTaN xAHesNN.
Tarannabi Tealder, TOsaKTIA O3iReh
Awan-cay Kanunnas, aMaH-cay KanbInne.,

Kalibipmach!: §— Eprinajx kupare, wapeikra,
Enpicce wakuipein Tipzikte!
AZRIATuIK KYAT! ~~ XAMBIKT2,
Raneicrol Kyat - Giprincre!

Apaactan avaculn, KrpMerTen ABHACHR,
Baybipra GackanGbis sapulaneiH SanacelH.
Taryneik, AgGTSIKTHIH Kuen! Geciri ~~
Meiipdan ¥nsi Oak KasaKran ganacoi!

Kadieipack: — Epriiak rapanbl warner,
Ennikie Waka Pols Tiprire!
Anoinran Kyarid == KAT
Sambar evar ~ Gipit

‘Tanaiael ecrepalk, arkenre canayat,
Keneuley raxalisin, Kenewiex Fanaa!
Ap-oxpal, ana tia, oxcre-ca7Teimels,
paix ve, enaik Te vpnakka anaHar!

Kadieipaacer: — Eprikalk xupares, wapira,
Enniece wakupur pnt!
Anema ayers == HANK,
yan

KTH KyaTel =~ Gipacr
A Brlef Introduction to the Kazakh Language

‘The Kazakh language belongs to the temlly of Turkic
iangueges Together with the Mongslian and Manchu » Tungus
ranguages they form a distinctive language group known as the
fatac languages. Same seholars ad Japanese and Koresr: to this
anguage group.

“The Turkic languages ore sivided into Souther, Westom,

Eastean, Contra and Northam cub-aroupe. Tothe Southemn
‘sub-group belong Turkish. Turkmen and Azee, Uzbek and Lighue
Coneditule the Tajot languages of the Eastern sub-group. The
Western sub-oroup. is comprises of Tatar, Base, Kardim, Kurt,
‘and. Katachay. The Naczern sub-group includes Yakut and Atay
Kazakh, togetiva with Kirgaz, Karvkefpak, and Nayey, formes the
antral sub-groun

‘The Kazakh Alphabet and Approximate Rules of Pronunciation

‘The Kazukl alphaost contains 42 letters. Uns 1925. the
Kazaeh asad the Arabic sarpt, and fom 1929 Gil “940 a Latin
lphahel was used, in 1240 the Kazakh, the all other Turkic
pooples [ving in the former Scvet rion, were regia te adopt the
Gwrille scriat wtih Is st ie use. today. For the

presentation of rounds nor-exsting in Ausslan, Kazakh
Irirecueed special letter signs such as 7 fos the palatal |v

foru, ofor 0, 7 for A SMO BB fl a and FX, H for
‘sungonsnts spacial to Kemkn,

The Alphabet, Script, Approximate Rules of Pronunciation

etter sort Prosnctation
Aalal Ba co in English “bua”

geal 22 ike aln Englsh "app &*

56 [b, BE ike bin English “bast”

ai 2S the vn English "vase"

ri Be ie gn Engiah "te"
Boe Fe itso in Engiea “Garcon”, bat

pronaunced rare baciewords.
‘Tis sound is dificult to approximate
Fra student ig advised to listen
carefully a a natws speaker's
pronunciation

Note: F appears only n wores
Fa fol
Ee [ol
£8 yal
Xe Ol
33 [zl
vw TF)

tw 1
Mw tel
He Tr
Ha Is

0 fo

Se {a}
An fa}
Bp In
Ge fc]
fr Bl]

ww
& Io)
w ful
eo (f
Xx gH
Ea

Un sl

Ue 28
ur)

aus ff)
bh

cao

23 [el

x [ya]
#8 bal

ES RG mS
Bey y 8

Ka
RORBE

bas

containing back vowels
fa ¢ in Englsh “daar”
like @ in Engish “end”
lke [o In English "younger*
Bie fin English “Joumes”
Tice § in Engen “is” and “as”
represesis the si] vowels OF il)
tobewad by aly
lke yin English “yes”
lke © in English “care”

"eg @ in English “olaok”, but
‘aranaunced further beck

ike In English “old”

ike m in Enaish “mother”

ike nin England "no"
ke the combination of agin
Englin hunger
Ie 0 ir English or, but pronounced
shorter
like in German
Tike in Engh “past”
Tike rin Eeaksh "arrow"
Tika in Engish “summer”

tin Erglish “top”
99 In Engin "pool"

English 6300 "ut
Weg u in German “uber
Fike in Englieh “Eater, occurs
nly In foreign worcs
Bg. in English “hat”
Pik ts nr Engsah “ita”
‘occurs only in Russian loan wor
prongy ead like eh in English “onch”
tke sh in Eraiish "ship"
Tike sh ch, cesurs anly in Russian
‘oan words
velar | Heo. in Brylsh a (niafinite article)
frant ike bre iin Ergish “oe”
tke e in English seo'agy, ooeurs
‘onl initial position of Fussian
‘words
Uke yu in Engiisn "you"
tice ya ln English “vara”

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THE KAZAKHS

In the carly sovanteeath century Russians first penetrated into the
Kazakh steppes. It took nearly twa hundred yaars to completa tnelr
‘eonauest, since the Russians were opposed st every step of their advance
by their brave apin {oral poets). Altar the congest, there Were numerous
Uprisings, One major revoke against Russian rule took place in 1916, when
the Karan were joined ny tha Kirghiz, Usbeks and all alter Turkic peonins
of Russian occupied Central Asa. Each uprising was ‘el with mess
Kilings and ceportlions, The Soviet reghm2, estabizhac in 1917, nt only
Conlinsed tte co‘orial aalcies of the Russian Empira hut emmoyed even
more brutal methods, depriving the Kezakn romads of tnelr culture 35
lenguage.

Until 1929, most Kazakhe retained nomacie, alough thelr seasonal
movements rad boen ‘eetrictad due to land saizcres benefitin: Russia7
Setllers. Than, In 1930, Stalin anforced his policy of cnleetivization
throughout the Sovet Union. For tha Xaxaicrs this poscy mean’ first
‘Sedentarization and tnon colectization. Tne f arsh measures taken to
‘separate the Kazekh: fram thelr horses and sheep and to move them into
Feveducation camas, resulted in nesr-genoc ce. Within twa years tne
‘Kazakh lost aver half of their population, their numbers reduced from four
rilllon to fers than two miflon, After the great farine of 1932, oniy sail!
‘Croups of Kazakhs managed 19 cress witt their herds into Xnjfong, where
Piay contre thet way oF Ife,

‘The persecution continued. Between 1997 88,000 Kaaskh inteloctus's,
poets and wrila’s were put to death on Stalin's urdars. Again, during Worle
(War i and the yeare thereatter, Kazakhe periehed in laige numbers, not
only 07 the battlaialds, but also in prison camps end at home irom
Starvation, ‘The suttering of the Kezakh people was mathed by eqvaly
harsh attacks on the ervaateneni, Tae Soviets systematic exploration of
the natural resources of Kezakhslan ted to a degestion of fand and water
resauroes, Large reglons af Kazaahstan, such es the Aral Sea regior. have
become environmental disaster areas. Withou: regard for the Ite or health
of tne population, several regors r Kaxashslan (Semipslatinsk, Gariarca)
‘wera burned sto nuclear iastne grounds

Despite this history of nearly 300 ysare of continuous deprivator: anc.
suffering, the Kazakns have not suocurnbed 19 adversity. On the eantrary,
they have stood up again and again. Cn Occember 18, 1884 Kazssh
students demonstrated #74 openyy challenged Mascow’'s appuintment of a
ugsian to the postion of Kazaknstav's First Secretary of the Communist
Parly. Ahough tne oemonst-ation was brutally crusied, It neveriheless
signaled the bea rring of similar expressions of natiors! assartiveness in
all the repudies ef the formar Soviet Union, leading 10 ts final break.

Im the face of gevore adversity, the Kazashs also z'2served the'r mast
us cultural tai: the lave OF poetry, songs and musi. There is karciy
‘a Kazakh, man or wonten, wea does not love to sing and play the dombira
{a two-stringed lute}, Despite all nardships they did nat lose their fondnese
for music, 1 twa Kazakhs meet, they sing and challenge each other on the
dombira, The anciant tradion. of inprovising poetry, sung to improvised
imelodles, |e stil practiced In pestry-singing contests callad aytia These
‘contests are naw belng revived, with contesis for accomplished poets
(agin), 23 wel as for young ehikiren.

‘Another notable characterietic of the Kazaids is their dacorum in greetings
‘and terms of adress, They have a saying, “in a mane grestings les Fis
‘character’. Therefore, anyone who wants {0 know the Kazakhs vl needs
to Decome acauaintod with their eystam of greetings and terms of
address,

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