Editing Tatar language (section)

=== Phonetic alterations ===
Tatar [[phonotactics]] dictate many pronunciation changes which are not reflected in the orthography.

* Unrounded vowels ''ı'' and ''e'' become rounded after ''o'' or ''ö'':
::коры/''qorı'' > [qoro]
::борын/''borın'' > [boron]
::көзге/''közge'' > [közgö]
::соры/''sorı'' > [soro]

* Nasals are [[Assimilation (linguistics)|assimilated]] to the following stops:
::унбер/''unber'' > [umber]
::менгеч/''mengeç'' > [meñgeç]

* Stops{{clarify|date=April 2022|reason=/l/ is an approximant, not a stop.}} are [[Assimilation (linguistics)|assimilated]] to the preceding nasals (this is reflected in writing):
::урманнар/''urmannar'' ( < ''urman'' + ''lar'')
::комнар/''komnar'' ( < ''kom'' + ''lar'')

* Voicing may also undergo [[Assimilation (linguistics)|assimilation]]:
::күзсез/''küzsez'' > [küssez]

* Unstressed vowels may be [[syncope (phonetics)|syncopated]] or [[vowel reduction|reduced]]:
::урыны/''urını''> [urnı]
::килене/''kilene'' > [kilne]

* Vowels may also be [[elision|elided]]:
::кара урман/''qara urman'' > [qarurman]
::килә иде/''kilä ide'' > [kiläyde]
::туры урам/''turı uram'' > [tururam]
::була алмыйм/''bula almıym'' > [bulalmıym]

* In [[consonant cluster]]s longer than two [[Phone (phonetics)|phones]], '''ı''' or '''e''' (whichever is dictated by [[vowel harmony]]) is inserted into speech as an [[epenthetic vowel]].
::банк/''bank'' > [bañqı]

* Final [[consonant cluster]]s are simplified:
::артист/''artist'' > [artis]

* [[Final devoicing]] is also frequent:
::табиб/''tabib'' > [tabip]