Khakas
Хакас тілі
Khakas is a Turkic language spoken in China and Russia, by about 42.6 thousand people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Khakas, also known as Xakas (Khakas: Хакас тілі, romanized: Xakas tĕlĕ or тадар тілі, Tadar tĕlĕ), is a Turkic language spoken by the Khakas, who mainly live in the southwestern Siberian Republic of Khakassia, in Russia. The Khakas number 61,000, of whom 29,000 speak the Khakas language. Most Khakas speakers are bilingual in Russian.
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Written down
Полған на кізі пос паза тиң тӧріпче паза тиң постың синін пілінгенін паза тӧрелерініңде полча. Олардың сағынғаны паза арығ сағыс пар паза харындастар чіли тудынарға киректер.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Khakas
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| friend | нанҷы | nancı |
| eye | харах | xarax |
| ear | хулах | xulax |
| nose | пурун | purun |
| tooth | тіс | tìs |
| hand | хол | xol |
| head | пас | pas |
| blood | хан | xan |
| bone | сӧӧк | söök |
| skin | теер | teer |
| liver | паар | paar |
| water | суғ | suğ |
| fire | от | ot |
| star | чылтыс | çıltıs |
| rain | наңмыр | nañmır |
| wind | чил | çil |
| mountain | тағ | tağ |
| river | суғ | suğ |
| tree | ағас | ağas |
| night | тӱн | tün |
| dog | адай | aday |
| cat | хоосха | xoosxa |
| fish | палых | palıx |
| horse | ат | at |
| cow | інек | ìnek |
| snake | чылан | çılan |
| one | пір | pìr |
| two | ікі | ìkì |
| three | ӱс | üs |
| four | тӧрт | tört |
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Grammar
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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