Kirghiz language
- noun
- /ˈkɪrɡɪz ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
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idioma kirguís
- Many people in Kyrgyzstan speak the Kirghiz language.
Examples
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The Kirghiz language uses a modified Cyrillic alphabet for its written form.
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Translations into the Kirghiz language are becoming more available for official documents.
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She is fluent in both Russian and Kirghiz language after living in Bishkek for several years.
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The Kirghiz language is rich in history.
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She is fluent in both Russian and Kirghiz language after living in Bishkek for several years.
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The Kirghiz language uses a modified Cyrillic alphabet for its written form.
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Translations into the Kirghiz language are becoming more available for official documents.
Synonyms
A language spoken by the Kyrgyz people in Kyrgyzstan and nearby areas
A Turkic language spoken mainly in Kyrgyzstan and nearby areas
A Turkic language spoken mainly in Kyrgyzstan
A language spoken by the Kyrgyz people in Kyrgyzstan and nearby areas
The language that Kyrgyz people speak in Kyrgyzstan
The language spoken by people in Kyrgyzstan
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a fully compositional noun phrase: combining the ethnonym 'Kirghiz' with 'language' straightforwardly denotes the language spoken by the Kirghiz people. The same naming pattern exists cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Kirghiz language is named after the Kirghiz people who live mainly in Kyrgyzstan. One popular story says the word Kirghiz comes from old Turkic words kyrk 'forty' and kiz 'girls' or 'people', which gives a simple image and explains that the phrase means 'the language of the Kirghiz people'.
