Türkmens
have preserved their religion, their language, and the purity of their
nation, and created their own customs and legitimate conduct.
(13)
But why has the fate of Türkmens been so
problematic in the last three centuries?
The
state was divided, tribes fought with each other, the nation lost its
core, was almost led to forsake their religion, its language was
simplified, culminating in the loss of their horse, costume, jewelry,
and customs which had been gained through a thousand years’ work.
(14)
The real unity of Türkmen is blood and language unity.
(23)
I was missing my motherland, language and Türkmen
song since I had not been to Türkmenistan for the last two years.
(31)
My
wish from the Great Allah is to convert the Türkmen to his essence or
main identity! Beginning from Oguz Han, to the end of the medieval age
with the solidarity and unity, the courage, the patriotism, the equity,
the indulgency, the religion, the language, the culture of the people
known for their great spiritual belief, on into the 21st
century, may you give continuity to my unique nation, my one and great
God!
(45)
16.
Türkmenistan is concerned for the national and cultural advancement of
Türkmen people, the rise of national consciousness, the revival of the
traditions of the people and is committed to the expansion of the use of
the Türkmen language, which is the state language.
(49)
Looking
at ourselves, we see gulfs between the various generations and eras.
Moreover, here and there past generations did not know each other, did
not understand each other’s
languages, as if all of the Türkmens regarded each other as strangers.
The ties between them had been broken.
(63)
The
religion of Islam penetrated deeply into the spirit of the Türkmen
people. After reading the Qur’an or after performing the prayer, they
open their hands and pray to God sincerely with their purest feelings.
(107)
The
Atabegs started the education of the sons of Soltans at a very early
age. Atabegs were carefully chosen from among the soldiers.
The
children of the Soltans were taught foreign languages, military
knowledge and command. The Soltans educated in this way could speak the
languages of other nations, understand world literature, and utilise the
technology of war.
(117)
Türkmens respect the languages,
the religions and the traditions of other nations.
(152)
The
things that unite us are not only our mother tongue, our state, our
blood, our soul, our dress, our similar faces, and our traditions, but
also our nature because Türkmen means integrity. Integrity is
understood as the highest value in the Türkmen conception.
(163)
The
human being consists of body, heart and mind. The nation also has its
own body, heart and mind. Its body is its material civilization, its
heart is its language and music, and its mind is its philosophy and
worldview.
(175)
Türkmens
have succeeded in preserving the limpidity and uniqueness of their
language and music for centuries. The reason for this is their national
self-esteem. Thus it is possible to read our writings easily even if
they were written a thousand years ago. The richness of the Türkmen
spirit praises you when you read the writings of Hoja Ahmed İasawy, İunus
Emre, Newaı, Nesimi, and Fizuly and the epic of Gorkut Ata. Preserving
the plainness of the language provides continuity between generations
and prolongs the life of the nation. There were attempts to insert
needless foreign words into our language in the Soviet era. It is not a
coincidence that the internal harmony, content and meaning of the Türkmen
nation has grown since the beginning of the first months of
independence. Independence has rescued the Türkmen language from
artificiality and narrow-mindedness.
Independence has
brought freedom not only for the Türkmen nation, but also for the Türkmen
language.
From
now on, we should preserve the clarity of our language. Certainly, there
will be international concepts and loanwords, but we should not borrow
words or jargon for concepts where we already have exactly equivalent
words in Türkmen.
If
a language is clear and healthy, then this means that the ideas in that
language are also clear and healthy. The more the horizons of the
thought of a nation enlarge, the richer the language of that nation
becomes.
(175-176)
The
nature of the Türkmen is the alphabet of the spiritual language of the
Türkmen.
(180)
In some people there is
one thing in the heart, something different on the tongue, and something
else again in their actions.
(202)
For Oguz means Türkmen in one
sense. The Oguz language is the Türkmen language. The language of the
Seljuks and the Ottoman language is also the Türkmen language.
(210)
Belief in Gök Taòry
was dominant amongst Oguzs. The word Gök refers to a feature of God:
‘the Exalted’. This shows that Oguzs believed in one God. Their
language was Oguzca, the ancient Türkmen language.
(211)
Oguz
Han’s advice about language:
The
tongue tells what exists in the heart.
(If
there is) no language, (there can be) no country.
A
word is effectual if said by the heart.
Wisdom
adorns the word.
The
wealth of the language is the wealth of the country.
A
wise man learns language.
One
who knows more language, knows more.
The
word of the generous is also wise.
When
you set out, hold your tongue.
The
language is the state.
A
wise statement is eternal.
Teach
your children the language with its meaning.
I
have a language, so I have a world.
(212)
The
Language: The Türkmen language is the one with a wealth of words,
expressions and meanings.
(253)
The
nation is the unity of language, religion, customs and tradition, ideals
and state. When this unity is composed, the fortune of the people is
enhanced. The meaning of the state for a nation is the same as the
meaning of the house and other necessities for a couple who will build a
new family.
(254)
The
national language is an essential quality of our state and society. We
have been using the Türkmen language as our official language.
Otherwise, our essential quality, nationality, would not be able to
penetrate into the meaning of our state and its properties.
(400)
