Crimean Tatar language

The Crimean Tatar language is a northwestern (Kipchak) language belonging to the Turkic language family. Its origins trace back to the language of the Golden Horde in the 13th century. It served as the official literary language in Crimea until the 17th century, when it was supplanted by Ottoman Turkish. The language experienced a revival in the 19th century but saw a decline following the deportation of Crimean Tatars by Joseph Stalin. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, many Crimean Tatars returned to Crimea, and the language was granted special status as a minority language in Ukraine in the early 21st century.12