Ainu
A language of China
| Population | 6,570 (2000). |
| Region | Southwest Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Hetian, Luopu, Moyu, Shache, Yingjisha, and Shulekuche counties; Kashgar area, Yengixar (Shule) town, Hanalik and Paynap villages, and Gewoz village near Hoban. |
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China |
| Alternate names | Abdal, Aini, Aynu |
| Dialects | Has the same grammar as Uyghur [uig] but much Persian [pes] vocabulary. Some consider it a dialect of Uyghur [uig], others an Iranian language heavily influenced by Uyghur. The government classifies them as Uyghur nationality. |
| Classification | Altaic, Turkic, Eastern |
| Language use | Uyghur [uig] spoken to outsiders. Home. Uyghur spoken to outsiders. |
| Comments | Do not intermarry with the Uyghur. Different from the Ainu [ain] spoken in the Russian Federation and Japan. Caste of circumcisers. Muslim (Sunni). |
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