| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 China
| 300[citation needed] |
 Kazakhstan | 57 (2009)[1] |
 Kyrgyzstan | 300[citation needed] |
| Languages | |
| Ili Turki, Kazakh, Chinese | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam[2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Uyghurs, Uzbeks, Kazakhs | |
The Ili Turks (Chinese: 土尔克人; pinyin: Tǔ'ěrkè rén; lit. 'Turk people') are a Turkic ethnic group native to Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture of northern Xinjiang, China.[3] They speak the Ili Turki language, which belongs to the Karluk branch of the Turkic languages.[2] The oral history of the Ili Turks says that they came from the Ferghana Valley of Uzbekistan.[2] The Chinese government does not recognize the Ili Turks as a distinct ethnic group and counts them as Uzbeks in censuses.[citation needed]
The Ili Turks are nomadic herders. There are many unique animal husbandry words in their language.[4][5]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Ili Turki". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 2019-06-06.
- ^ 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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