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Salar
Etymology
Cognate with Kazakh -рек (-rek), Southern Altai -ерик (-yerik), -ӧрик (-örik).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-rek
- -er
- kici (“small”) + -rek → kicirek (“smaller.”)
References
- 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “-rek”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 45
- 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “-rek”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages - Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 112