Khakas
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian хака́с (xakás, “a Khakas”).
Adjective
Khakas (comparative more Khakas, superlative most Khakas)
- Relating to the Khakas people or their language.
Noun
Khakas (uncountable)
- (in the plural) A Turkic-speaking people in South Central Siberia, who lives along the upper reach of the Yenisei River north of the Sayan Mountains.
- A Yenisei Turkic language spoken by the Khakas people.
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See also
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Khakas, kjh
