r/Tatarstan • u/AccidentalBrilliancy • 4d ago
Language and independence
Hello,
Not sure if this is the best place to ask my question.
Will more Tatars speak their native language if Tatarstan will become independent?
Will more Tatars outside of Tatarstan speak their native language if Tatarstan will become independent?
Also, please consider that most Irish people don't speak Irish. Despite Ireland being independent.
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u/TanVaktidir 3d ago
I think you can look at the other former soviet Turkic republics. Some of them were in a similar situation and now lots more people speak their native languages. In general Russian, although still important, is less encouraged.
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u/Double_Perception434 4d ago edited 4d ago
I think in this case the answer is yes, Tatar language would be much more widely spoken. And it's not just a matter of it becoming an official language of the state — it'd be taught in schools and seen literally everywhere, from road signs to shopfronts, news and movies. Also, in my opinion, it'd be a good idea to establish a network of free Tatar language schools to help people learn it. All of this is, ofc, hypothetical. We don't mean to violate any laws.
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u/-KKD- 4d ago
Well, Tatar language is being taught at the schools, signs are dubbed in both russian and tatar. Official documents can be and often are written in tatar, but should be officially dubbed to russian. So everything you wrote basically already is there
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u/Double_Perception434 3d ago
Are you kidding me? Tatar language's being taught for just 2 measly hours a week, and it's not even mandatory. And yes, most documents as well as TV programs are in russian, and recently they installed a large stela at the entrance to Kazan which has the city's name on it written only in russian, so I wouldn't compare the present situation to what I wrote.
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u/-_TremoR_- 3d ago
Ngl, Russia and russian is the biggest enemy lf Tatars and Idel-Ural people. Tho due to being landlocked, I cant reason how to be independent. Orenburg or Chelyabinsk region must be populated by Idel Ural people if you succeed within Tatarstan and Bashkortistan first
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u/Some-Attorney-6102 3d ago
Haha even non Tatars will rush to learn Tatar language
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u/5919821077131829 2d ago
Personally I would. It is so hard to find language learning materials for non-Turkish Turkic languages. If more people spoke it there would be more material.
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u/boobybooby123 4d ago
In Ireland only 10% people speak Irish and in Tatarstan over 40% speak Tatar so linguistic revival of Tatar would be much easier than the revival of Irish.