Ili Turki
A language of China
| Population | 120 in China (1980 R. Hahn), decreasing. |
| Region | Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Tekes, Nilka, Xinyuan, Gongliu, Zhaosu, and other counties, Ili Valley near Kuldja. Also in Kazakhstan. |
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| Alternate names | T’urk, Tu’erke, Tuerke |
| Classification | Altaic, Turkic, Eastern |
| Language use | Older adults. Also use Kazakh [kaz] or Uyghur [uig]. |
| Comments | Ethnically and linguistically distinct, discovered in 1956. Their oral history says they came from the Ferghana Valley (Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan) about 200 years ago. Classified as Uzbek nationality. SOV; vowel harmony; influenced greatly by Kazakh and Uyghur; has Arabic, Persian, Chinese, and Russian loans. Muslim (Sunni). |
Also spoken in:
Kazakhstan
| Language name | Ili Turki |
| Alternate names | T’urk, Tuerke |
| Language use | Mainly older adults. |
| Comments | There may be none in Kazakhstan. |
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