Ili Turki language

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Ili Turki is a language spoken primarily in China. It belongs to the Turkic family of languages. There were approximately 120 speakers of this language as of 1982.

Classification

Ili Turki appears to belong to the Chagatay group of Turkic languages, although is exhibits a number of features that suggest a Kypchak substratum, such as labialization of final *q to w.^[1] ^[2]

Geographic Distribution

Ili Turki is in China's Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture along the Ili River and its tributaries and in Yining. There may be some speakers in Kazakhstan. Ili Turki has no official status in either country.

Sounds

Consonants

Consonant sounds of Ili Turki
	Bilabial		Alveolar		Palatal		Velar	Uvular		Glottal
Plosives	p	b	t	d	ʧ	ʤ	k	q
Nasals	m		n
Fricatives			s	z	ʃ			χ	ʁ	h
Tap			ɾ
Approximant	w				j
Lateral approximants			l

Vowels

Vowel Sounds of Ili Turki
	Front	Central
	Front	Unrounded	Rounded
High	i	ɨ	ʉ
Mid	e		ɵ
Low	æ	ɑ

External Links

Ili Turki language on Ethnologue

References

^ Zhào Xiāngrú and Reinhard F. Hahn (1989). "The Ili Turk People and Their Language". Central Asiatic Journal. 33 (3/4): 261–285.
^ Reinhard F. Hahn (1991). "An Annotated Sample of Ili Turki". Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiorum Hungaricae. 45 (1): 31–53.

[1] Zhào Xiāngrú and Reinhard F. Hahn (1989). "The Ili Turk People and Their Language". Central Asiatic Journal. 33 (3/4): 261–285.

[2] Reinhard F. Hahn (1991). "An Annotated Sample of Ili Turki". Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiorum Hungaricae. 45 (1): 31–53.

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