Ili Turk people
The Ili Turks are a Turkic unrecognized ethnic group in China native to Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in Northern Xinjiang of China, and Kazakhstan. They call themselves "Turk" or "Zhonghua Minzu".[3] Their oral history says they came from the Ferghana Valley, Uzbekistan.[1] The distinct Ili Turki language belongs to the Karluk languages, but is listed as Uzbek by Chinese authorities.[1]
Turk | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 177 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 China
| 120[1] |
 Kazakhstan | 57[2] |
| Languages | |
| Ili Turki, Kazakh, Chinese | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam[1] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Uyghurs, Uzbeks, Kazakhs | |
The Ili Turks are nomadic and good at herding. There are many unique animal husbandry words in their language.[4][5]
References
- "Ili Turki". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 2019-06-06.
- "Perepis naseleniya Respubliki Kazakhstan 2009 goda. Kratkiye itogi" Перепись населения Республики Казахстан 2009 года. Краткие итоги. (in Russian). Archived from the original on 12 December 2010.
- Xinjiang Weiwu'er Zizhiqu Minzu Yuyan Wenzi Gongzuo Weiyuanhui 新疆维吾尔自治区民族语言文字工作委员会 (2002). Xīnjiāng mínzú yǔyán fēnbù zhuàngkuàng yǔ fāzhǎn qūshì 新疆民族语言分布状况与发展趋势 (in Chinese). Beijing: Beijing yuyan daxue chubanshe. ISBN 7-5619-1128-9.
- Zhao, Xiangru; Aximu 阿西木 (1985). "Xīnjiāng Yīlí dìqū Tǔěrkèhuà de tèdiǎn" 新疆伊犁地区土尔克话的特点. Mínzú yǔwén 民族语文. 1985 (5): 26–35.
- Zhào, Xiāngrú; Hahn, Reinhard F. (1989). "The Ili Turk People and Their Language". Central Asiatic Journal. 33 (3/4): 261–285. JSTOR 41927706.
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