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Kirgiz

Kirgiz

9.8
A Turkic language spoken mainly in Kyrgyzstan
  • noun
  • /ˈkɪrɡɪz/
translation icon : kirguís
  • She is fluent in both Russian and Kirgiz.

Examples

  • The Kirgiz language has a rich oral tradition.

  • The film was subtitled in English, Russian, and Kirgiz.

  • Linguists have noted the unique vowel harmony in Kirgiz.

  • Many people in Kyrgyzstan speak Kirgiz fluently.

  • Many people in Kyrgyzstan speak Kirgiz fluently.

  • Linguists have noted the unique vowel harmony in Kirgiz.

  • The Kirgiz language has a rich oral tradition.

Synonyms

Kirgiz language
vsKirgiz
8.9

A language spoken by the Kyrgyz people in Kyrgyzstan and nearby areas

is the same language but presented with a different variant form
Kirghiz language
vsKirgiz
9.8

A language that Kirghiz people speak in Kyrgyzstan and nearby regions

is the same language but given in an alternative spelling form
Kirghiz
vsKirgiz
9.9

A Turkic language spoken mainly in Kyrgyzstan and nearby areas

is the same language notion but shown with a different name variant
9.4

A language spoken by the Kyrgyz people in Kyrgyzstan and nearby areas

is the same language concept but uses another orthographic variant
Khirghiz
vsKirgiz
9.9

The language that Kyrgyz people speak in Kyrgyzstan

is the same language idea but expressed with a different name form
Kyrgyz
vsKirgiz
9.6

The language spoken by people in Kyrgyzstan

focuses on being chiefly spoken regionally rather than emphasising official status

Compounds

A language spoken by the Kyrgyz people in Kyrgyzstan and nearby areas

Surface Forms

Kirgiz singular
Kirgizes plural

Etymology

Kirgiz as the name of a language comes from the same root kyrk 'forty', because the language is named after the Kirgiz people who speak it.