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This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Kyrgyz on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Kyrgyz in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
Kyrgyz [i] is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia. Kyrgyz is the official language of Kyrgyzstan and a significant ... pronunciation of ...
Notes on vowel quality: Kyrgyz vowel space is different in affixes and stems. Washington (2007) describes the former as more typical and more condensed. [2]In stem vowel space, the main difference between /e/ and /i/ is that the latter is more back.
The Kyrgyz Cyrillic alphabet is the alphabet used in Kyrgyzstan. It contains 36 letters: 33 from the Russian alphabet with 3 additional letters for sounds of the Kyrgyz language: Ң, Ү, Ө. Within the country, there have been mixed reactions to the idea of adopting the Latin alphabet for Kyrgyz.
The languages of government in Kyrgyzstan are Russian as the official and inter-ethnic language and Kyrgyz as the state/national language. [citation needed] Kyrgyz is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch, closely related to Kazakh, Karakalpak, and Nogay Tatar. It was written in the Arabic alphabet until the twentieth century.
The Kipchak languages (also known as the Kypchak, Qypchaq, Qypshaq or the Northwestern Turkic languages) are a sub-branch of the Turkic language family spoken by approximately 30 million people in much of Central Asia and Eastern Europe, spanning from Ukraine to China.
The komuz or qomuz (Kyrgyz: комуз Kyrgyz pronunciation:, Azerbaijani: Qopuz, Turkish: Kopuz) is an ancient fretless string instrument used in Central Asian music, related to certain other Turkic string instruments, the Mongolian tovshuur, and the lute. [1] The instrument can be found in Turkic ethnic groups, from China to Turkey.
Kyrgyzstan, [a] officially the Kyrgyz Republic, [b] [13] is a landlocked country in Central Asia, lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the capital and largest city . Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north , Uzbekistan to the west , Tajikistan to the south , and China to the east and southeast .