diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e59cb9fe..e4b4823c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ emoji:
 
 new languages:
 
+*  ba (Bashkir) -- tc-dl, Valdis Vitolins
 *  hak (Hakka Chinese) -- Chen Chien-ting
 *  ht (Haitian Creole) -- Valdis Vitolins
 *  kk (Kazakh) -- boracasli14, Valdis Vitolins
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index a8397ba0..3c38ad52 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ dictionaries: \
 	espeak-ng-data/ar_dict \
 	espeak-ng-data/as_dict \
 	espeak-ng-data/az_dict \
+	espeak-ng-data/ba_dict \
 	espeak-ng-data/bg_dict \
 	espeak-ng-data/bn_dict \
 	espeak-ng-data/bpy_dict \
@@ -564,6 +565,9 @@ espeak-ng-data/as_dict: dictsource/as_list dictsource/as_rules dictsource/as_ext
 az: espeak-ng-data/az_dict
 espeak-ng-data/az_dict: dictsource/az_list dictsource/az_rules dictsource/az_extra dictsource/az_emoji
 
+ba: espeak-ng-data/ba_dict
+espeak-ng-data/ba_dict: dictsource/ba_list dictsource/ba_rules
+
 bg: espeak-ng-data/bg_dict
 espeak-ng-data/bg_dict: dictsource/bg_list dictsource/bg_listx dictsource/bg_rules dictsource/bg_extra dictsource/bg_emoji
 
diff --git a/dictsource/ba_list b/dictsource/ba_list
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c06896b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dictsource/ba_list
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// This file is UTF8 encoded
+// Spelling-to-phoneme rules for Bashkir
+
+// Letters
+б	be
+в	we
+г	ge
+д	de
+е	je
+ё	jo
+ж	Ze
+җ	Z;e
+з	ze
+и	i
+й	kVsk,A'i
+к	kA
+л	el
+м	em
+н	en
+ң	eN
+о	o:
+ө	W:
+п	pe
+р	er
+с	es
+т	te
+у	u
+ү	y
+ф	ef
+х	xA
+һ	he
+ц	tse
+ч	S;e
+ш	SA
+щ	SS;A
+ъ	kAlVnl,Vqbilges'e
+ы	V:
+ь	neS;k&l,ekbilges'e
+э	e|:
+ю	ju
+я	jA
+
+
+// Numbers
+_0	n'ul?
+_1	b'er
+_2	ik'e 
+_3	'WS;
+_4	d'yrt
+_5	b'iS
+_6	Alt'V
+_7	Z;id'e
+_8	sig'ez
+_9	tug'Vz
+_10	'un
+_11	unb'er
+_12	unik'e 
+_13	un'WS;
+_14	und'yrt
+_15	unb'iS
+_16	unAlt'V
+_17	unZ;id'e
+_18	unsig'ez
+_19	untug'Vz
+_2X	egerm'e
+_3X	ut'Vz
+_4X	kVr'Vk
+_5X	ill'e
+_6X	Altm'VS
+_7X	Z;itm'eS
+_8X	siks'&n
+_9X	tuks'An
+_0C	j'Wz
+_0M1	m'eN
+_0M2	milli'on
+_1M2	milli'on
+_0M3	milli'Ard
+_1M3	milli'Ard
+_0M4	billi'on
+_1M4	billi'on
+
+_dpt	_bWt,en
diff --git a/dictsource/ba_rules b/dictsource/ba_rules
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12275c33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dictsource/ba_rules
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+// This file is UTF8 encoded
+// Spelling-to-phoneme rules for Bashkir
+
+.group а
+        а        A
+
+.group ә
+        ә        &
+        әе       e:  // 'әнкәен'
+
+.group б
+        б        b
+
+.group в
+        в        w   // [v] in Russian words
+
+.group г
+        г        g  // changes to [Q] or [Q"]
+
+.group д
+        д        d
+
+.group е
+     _) е        je2  // changes to [je] or [jV]
+        е        e
+
+.group ё
+        ё        jo
+
+.group ж
+        ж        Z
+
+.group җ
+        җ        Z;
+
+.group з
+        з        z
+
+.group и
+        и        i
+     A) и        j
+
+.group й
+        й        j
+     K) й (K     I   // not next to a vowel
+
+.group к
+        к        k
+
+.group л
+        л        l
+
+.group м
+        м        m
+
+.group н
+        н        n
+//        н (к     N
+        н (г     N
+        н (х     N
+
+.group ң
+        ң        N
+
+.group о
+        о        o
+
+.group ө
+        ө        W
+
+.group п
+        п        p
+
+.group р
+        р        r
+
+.group с
+        с        s
+
+.group т
+        т        t
+
+.group у
+        у        u   // or w
+     A) у        w
+
+.group ү
+        ү        y   // or w
+     A) ү        w
+
+.group ф
+        ф        f
+
+.group х
+        х        x
+
+.group һ
+        һ        h
+
+.group ц
+        ц        ts
+
+.group ч
+        ч        S;
+
+.group ш
+        ш        S
+
+.group щ
+        щ        SS;
+
+.group ъ
+        ъ        ?
+
+.group ы
+        ы        V
+        ый       Vj   // need a diphthong phoneme ??
+
+.group ь
+        ь        ?
+
+.group э
+        э        e
+
+.group ю
+        ю        ju2   // changes to ju or jy
+
+.group я
+        я        ja   // changes to jA or j&
+
+.group
+        $        dolAR
+
diff --git a/espeak-ng-data/lang/trk/ba b/espeak-ng-data/lang/trk/ba
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09fab480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/espeak-ng-data/lang/trk/ba
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+name Bashkir
+language ba
diff --git a/phsource/ph_bashkir b/phsource/ph_bashkir
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1477021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phsource/ph_bashkir
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+
+
+// use 'flag1' for front vowels, 'flag2' for back vowels
+
+phoneme i
+  vwl flag1 starttype #i endtype #i
+  length 180
+  FMT(vowel/i)
+endphoneme
+
+phoneme y
+  vwl flag1 starttype #u endtype #u
+  length 180
+  FMT(vowel/y)
+endphoneme
+
+phoneme u
+  vwl flag2 starttype #u endtype #u
+  length 180
+  FMT(vowel/u)
+endphoneme
+
+
+phoneme e
+  vwl flag1 starttype #@ endtype #@
+  length 110
+  FMT(vowel/ii#)
+endphoneme
+
+
+phoneme W
+  vwl flag1 starttype #@ endtype #@
+  length 110
+  FMT(vowel/oe)
+endphoneme
+
+phoneme o
+  vwl flag2 starttype #o endtype #o
+  length 110
+  FMT(vowel/o_mid)
+endphoneme
+
+phoneme V
+  vwl flag2 starttype #@ endtype #@
+  length 110
+  ipa ɯ
+  FMT(vowel/@_2)
+endphoneme
+
+
+phoneme &
+  vwl flag1 starttype #e endtype #e
+  length 180
+  FMT(vowel/ee)
+endphoneme
+
+phoneme A
+  vwl flag2 starttype #a endtype #a
+  length 180
+  IF NOT nextPhW(w) AND NOT thisPh(isTranslationGiven) THEN
+    IF thisPh(isFirstVowel) THEN
+      ChangePhoneme(0)
+    ENDIF
+    IF prevVowel(0) AND thisPh(isSecondVowel) THEN
+      ChangePhoneme(0)
+    ENDIF
+  ENDIF
+  FMT(vowel/aa_8)
+endphoneme
+
+phoneme 0
+  vwl flag2 starttype #o endtype #o
+  length 180
+  FMT(vowel/0_3)
+endphoneme
+
+
+phoneme e:
+  vwl flag1 starttype #e endtype #e
+  length 240
+  FMT(vowel/e_6)
+endphoneme
+
+phoneme I
+  vwl flag1 starttype #i endtype #i
+  length 110
+  FMT(vowel/ii)
+endphoneme
+
+phoneme a  // letter 'я'
+  vwl starttype #a endtype #a
+  length 180
+  IF prevVowel(isFlag1) OR nextVowel(isFlag1) THEN   // front vowels
+    ChangePhoneme(&)
+  ENDIF
+  ChangePhoneme(A)
+endphoneme
+
+phoneme u2   // letter 'ю'
+  vwl starttype #u endtype #u
+  length 180
+  IF prevVowel(isFlag1) OR nextVowel(isFlag1) THEN
+    ChangePhoneme(y)
+  ELSE
+    ChangePhoneme(u)
+  ENDIF
+endphoneme
+
+phoneme e2    // 'e' at start of word
+  vwl starttype #@ endtype #@
+  length 100
+  IF nextVowel(isFlag2) THEN
+    ChangePhoneme(V)
+  ELSE
+    ChangePhoneme(e)
+  ENDIF
+endphoneme
+
+
+
+// Consonants
+
+phoneme r
+  import_phoneme base1/R2
+endphoneme
+
+phoneme t
+  import_phoneme base2/t
+endphoneme
+
+phoneme d
+  import_phoneme base1/d[
+endphoneme
+
+phoneme k
+  vls vel stp
+  IF prevVowel(isFlag2) OR nextVowel(isFlag2) THEN   // back vowels
+    ChangePhoneme(q)
+  ENDIF
+  CALL base1/k
+endphoneme
+
+phoneme G
+  import_phoneme base1/Q"
+endphoneme
+
+phoneme g
+  vcd vel frc
+  IF prevVowel(isFlag2) OR nextVowel(isFlag2) THEN
+    ChangePhoneme(G)
+  ELSE
+    ChangePhoneme(Q)
+  ENDIF 
+endphoneme
+
+
+phoneme l
+  liquid
+  IF prevVowel(isFlag2) OR nextVowel(isFlag2) THEN
+    ChangePhoneme(L)
+  ENDIF
+  CALL base1/l
+endphoneme
diff --git a/phsource/phonemes b/phsource/phonemes
index 9d54ae84..08fdbbc8 100644
--- a/phsource/phonemes
+++ b/phsource/phonemes
@@ -1686,6 +1686,9 @@ include ph_amhari
 phonemetable ar base1
 include ph_arabic
 
+phonemetable ba base1
+include ph_bashkir
+
 phonemetable cy base1
 include ph_welsh