Crimean Tatar (Qırımtatarca, Qırımtatar tili, Къырымтатарджа, Къырымтатар тили), also called Crimean Turkish or simply Crimean, is the indigenous language of Crimea. It is a Turkic language spoken in Crimea and the Crimean Tatar diasporas of Uzbekistan, Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria, as well as small communities in the United States and Canada. It should not be confused with Tatar proper, spoken in Russia; the languages are related but not mutually intelligible. It is more similar to and somewhat mutually intelligible with Turkish.