Salar
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A language spoken by the Salar people in Qinghai, China
- proper noun
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Salar
- The Salar language has preserved many ancient Turkic features.
Examples
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Linguists are working to document Salar before it becomes endangered.
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The Salar language is unique to its speakers.
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He learned to speak Salar to communicate with local villagers during his research.
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Do you speak Salar fluently?
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The Salar language is primarily spoken by the Salar people in Qinghai Province, China.
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Many Salar people continue to preserve their traditional culture while speaking the Salar language.
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In Qinghai, the Salar community celebrates festivals where the Salar language is prominently featured.
Surface Forms
Salar main
Etymology
Salar is also the name of the Turkic language spoken by the Salar people in China, so saying someone speaks Salar means they use the language of that community, like speaking 'English' or 'Spanish' names a group's language.
