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Khirghiz language

Khirghiz language

9.4
A language spoken by the Kyrgyz people in Kyrgyzstan and nearby areas
  • noun
translation icon : idioma quirguís
  • Linguists have studied the Khirghiz language for its unique grammatical features.

Examples

  • Many people in Kyrgyzstan speak the Khirghiz language.

  • The Khirghiz language uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet.

  • Linguists have studied the grammar of the Khirghiz language extensively.

  • She is fluent in both Russian and Khirghiz language.

  • The Khirghiz language is rich in history.

  • Many people in Kyrgyzstan speak the Khirghiz language fluently.

  • The Khirghiz language uses a modified form of the Cyrillic alphabet.

Synonyms

Kirghiz language
vsKhirghiz language
9.8

A language that Kirghiz people speak in Kyrgyzstan and nearby regions

is the standard name for that same language rather than the variant
Kirgiz language
vsKhirghiz language
8.9

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

is the preferred standard form rather than this variant name
Kirghiz
vsKhirghiz language
9.9

A Turkic language spoken mainly in Kyrgyzstan and nearby areas

is the regular English form used more commonly than this spelling
Kirgiz
vsKhirghiz language
9.8

A Turkic language spoken mainly in Kyrgyzstan

is the widely accepted name rather than this alternate label
Khirghiz
vsKhirghiz language
9.9

The language that Kyrgyz people speak in Kyrgyzstan

is the longer formal name rather than this shorter variant
Kyrgyz
vsKhirghiz language
9.6

The language spoken by people in Kyrgyzstan

is the neutral name not stressing official status

Surface Forms

Khirghiz language singular
Khirghiz languages plural

Morphology

Khirghiz + language

The phrase is a straightforward composition of a proper name 'Khirghiz' (identifying an ethnic/linguistic group) and the noun 'language', so its meaning — the language spoken by the Khirghiz people — follows directly from the parts. This naming pattern for languages is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately clear to a learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Khirghiz language comes from the name of the people called Khirghiz, often also spelled 'Kyrgyz'. It simply means the language those people speak, so the phrase refers to the speech of the Kyrgyz people.