Prepositions in the Turkestan Dialect of Kazakh Turkish

In the Turkistan dialect of Kazakh Turkish, postpositions are important linguistic elements that establish meaning relationships between words and sentences, enriching communication. In this dialect, postpositions are used both as independent words and in forms derived from affixes. They play a crucial role in expressing relationships such as place, direction, time, cause-effect, purpose, means, and comparison. Some of the commonly used postpositions in the Turkistan dialect include: “üşin” (for), “qaray” (towards), “sekildi” (like), “deyin” (until), “turalı” (about), “men” / “pen” (with), “dep” (saying). These postpositions are often used with case markers, adding various meanings to the sentence. Especially postpositions like "dep", derived from the verbal noun suffix, are used to express cause-effect relationships. Phonetically, some postpositions show regional pronunciation differences. For instance, the postposition “üçin” in standard Kazakh is pronounced as “üşin” or “üşün” in the Turkistan dialect. Such differences reflect the uniqueness of the dialects and play an important role in preserving regional linguistic identity. In the Turkistan dialect, postpositions encompass both the grammatical structure of the language and its cultural reflections. They are not only grammatically functional but also noteworthy for their contribution to the naturalness of oral expression and local ways of speech.