Baraba dialect

Baraba, Paraba or Baraba Tatar is a dialect of Siberian Tatar spoken by Baraba Tatars in Siberia. While middle aged individuals and the young generation speak Russian and Volga-Ural Tatar, the Baraba dialect is used by the older generation.

History
The Arabic script has been historically used to write the language. The Latin script was adopted in 1928 but was replaced with the Cyrillic script in 1938. While standard Volga Tatar is widely taught in local schools, Baraba Tatar is not.

Geographic distribution
Baraba Tatar is spoken mainly in the Novosibirsk Oblast, in Omsk Oblast, in Russia. Standard Volga–Ural Tatar is taught at local Tatar schools.

Consonants

 * Sounds in parentheses appear only in loan words.
 * The sounds and  appear in free variation.  The replacement of  with  is a feature that distinguishes Baraba from Volga–Ural Tatar.