Ottoman Turkish

Ottoman Turkish , or the Ottoman Turkish language ( ) (also known as   or  , "Turkish"), is a type of Turkish language that was used in the Ottoman Empire between the 13th and 20th centuries. It was heavily influenced by Arabic and Persian. It was written in the Arabic and Persian alphabets. When the Ottoman Empire was at its most powerful, Arabic and Persian words made up to 88% of its vocabulary. Words of Arabic and Persian origins heavily outnumbered native Turkish words. Ottomans

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 Turkish language
 Turkic languages

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Category:Turkic languages
Category:Ottoman Empire