Directions & orientation

Compass directions and the everyday words for orienting yourself: up, down, left, right, forward, back, and more.

The compass

• şimal north
• qıbıla south
• çığış east
• batış west

Finding your way

• oğarı up, upward, above
• enişge down, downward, downhill
• oŋŋa to the right
• solğa to the left
• alğa forward
• allı front, the front side
• art back, behind
• tüzünley straight, directly
• qarşçı opposite, facing
• tögerek all around
• ara between, the space in between
• içgeri inside, inward
• tışında outside, outdoors