Khakas

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Kemerovo province; Khakassia republic; Krasnoyarsk krai: north; all north of Altai mountains; scattered throughout Russia.

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China

Language NameKhakas

User Population

10 in China (Salminen 2007). Ethnic population: 880.

Location

Heilongjiang province: Fuyu county north of Qiqihar.

Alternate Names

Abakan Tatar, Fuyu Ka’erkezi, Fuyü Gïrgïs, Hakasi, Khakhas, Khakhass, Manchurian Kirghiz, Yenisei Tatar

Dialects

Sagai, Beltir, Kacha, Kyzyl, Shor, Kamassian.

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct). Language of recognized nationality: Kyrghyz.

Language Use

Elderly only. Shifted to Mandarin Chinese [cmn].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Buddhist, traditional religion.