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🧑‍🌾 A person from Kyrgyzstan 🗣️ A Turkic language
Kyrgyz

Kyrgyz

9.6
The language spoken by people in Kyrgyzstan
  • proper noun
  • /ˈkɪrɡɪz/
translation icon : kirguís
  • When visiting Kyrgyzstan, I was amazed by the beauty of the Kyrgyz culture and language.

Examples

  • Many children in Kyrgyzstan learn Kyrgyz as their first language at home.

  • In fact, Akaev is so sensitive to the Russian-speaking minority in Kyrgyzstan that making Russian an official state language on a par with Kyrgyz is one of his top priorities.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The Kyrgyz language has a rich oral tradition that includes many folktales.

Synonyms

Kirgiz
vsKyrgyz
9.8

A Turkic language spoken mainly in Kyrgyzstan

is the official modern spelling used in the country
Kirgiz language
vsKyrgyz
8.9

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

is the preferred modern spelling in official usage
Kirghiz language
vsKyrgyz
9.8

A language that Kirghiz people speak in Kyrgyzstan and nearby regions

is the everyday official spelling rather than the formal variant
Kirghiz
vsKyrgyz
9.9

A Turkic language spoken mainly in Kyrgyzstan and nearby areas

is the standard orthography used by officials and institutions
Khirghiz language
vsKyrgyz
9.4

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

is the current standard form used in official contexts
Khirghiz
vsKyrgyz
9.9

The language that Kyrgyz people speak in Kyrgyzstan

is the nationally accepted spelling used in formal settings

Compounds

Kyrgyz Republic
  • Formal
7.5

The official name of Kyrgyzstan, a landlocked country in Central Asia

Surface Forms

Kyrgyz main

Etymology

Kyrgyz as the name of the language comes from the name of the people. The word goes back to an old Turkic part kyrk meaning 'forty', so the language is simply the speech of the Kyrgyz people.