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Äynu
Also known as Abdal language, Äynu language, Ejnu language, Ainu, Aini language, Aini, Abdal, Ejnu
Turkic cryptolect spoken in Western China
Key facts
- Pronunciation
- Ainu pronunciation: [ ɛjˈnu ]
- Native to
- China
- Region
- Xinjiang
- Ethnicity
- Äynu
- Native speakers
- 12,000 (2017)
- Language family
- Turkic Common Turkic Karluk Eastern Karluk Äynu
- Writing system
- Arabic script
- Iso 639 3
- aib
- Glottolog
- ainu1251
- Elp
- Ainu (China)
via Wikipedia infobox
Described at
Turkic Database at Elegant Lexicon
A searchable database of lexical items in the Turkic languages
turkic.elegantlexicon.com →~7 min read
Article
Äynu (also known as Abdal) is a Turkic cryptolect spoken in Western China. It is spoken by the Äynu, a nomadic people, who use it to keep their communications secret from outsiders.
The grammar of Äynu is mostly Turkic, essentially Uyghur, while its vocabulary is mainly derived from Persian and other Iranian languages. Some linguists call it a mixed language, but other linguists argue that it does not meet the technical requirements of a mixed language.