Jagatai language
- noun
- Literature
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lengua jagatai
- Scholars often study texts in the Jagatai language to understand the region's history.
Examples
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Poetry written in the Jagatai language influenced later Turkic literatures.
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The Jagatai language served as a cultural bridge across Central Asia.
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The Jagatai language was widely used in Central Asia.
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Many literary works were written in Jagatai language.
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Poetry written in the Jagatai language influenced later Turkic literatures.
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Scholars often study texts in the Jagatai language to understand the region's history.
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The Jagatai language served as a cultural bridge across Central Asia.
Synonyms
A written Turkic language of medieval Central Asia named after a son of Genghis Khan
A written Central Asian language from the middle ages, named after a son of Genghis Khan
A written language used for books and poems in medieval Central Asia
A written Turkic language used in Central Asia long ago
A Turkic written language used across Central Asia from the 1400s to the early 1900s
A medieval written Turkic language from Central Asia used in regions once ruled by a son of Genghis Khan
A Turkic literary language people used for books and poems in Central Asia in the Middle Ages
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase: the proper name 'Jagatai' combined with 'language' indicates the language called Jagatai. A B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to the language named Jagatai, following common naming patterns across languages.
Etymology
Jagatai language comes from the name Jagatai, one of the 'sons of Genghis Khan'. His name was later used for a shared written Turkic language used across Central Asia long ago, so the phrase refers to that historical 'literary language'.
