▁of ▁un success ful ▁ones , ▁right ?" ▁ ▁Other ▁well - known ▁very ▁long ▁Turkish ▁words ▁are : ▁▁ ▁means ▁" As ▁if ▁you ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁people ▁whom ▁we ▁could ▁not ▁turn ▁into ▁a ▁Czech oslov ak ian ". ▁ ▁means ▁" As ▁if ▁you ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁that ▁we ▁made ▁res emble ▁from ▁Af y on kar ah is ar ". ▁( A f y on kar ah is ar ▁is ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁Turkey .) ▁ ▁Word ▁formation ▁ ▁Non - A gg l ut in ative ▁L anguages ▁ ▁A frika ans ▁ ▁A frika ans , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁daughter ▁language ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁language , ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁forming ▁comp ounds ▁of ▁potentially ▁limit less ▁length ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁Dutch ▁language . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Total ▁Book ▁of ▁South ▁African ▁Records , ▁the ▁longest ▁word ▁in ▁the ▁language ▁is ▁ ▁( 1 3 6 ▁letters ), ▁which ▁means ▁" iss u able ▁media ▁conference ' s ▁announ cement ▁at ▁a ▁press ▁release ▁regarding ▁the ▁conv ener ' s ▁speech ▁at ▁a ▁second hand ▁car ▁deal ership ▁union ' s ▁strike ▁meeting ". ▁This ▁word , ▁however , ▁is ▁cont riv ed ▁to ▁be ▁long ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁occur ▁in ▁every day ▁speech ▁or ▁writing . ▁ ▁Bulgar ian ▁ ▁The ▁Bulgar ian ▁online ▁ ▁et ym ological ▁dictionary ▁claims ▁that ▁longest ▁word ▁in ▁Bulgar ian ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁ 3 9 - letter - long ▁ ▁( ),