Khakas
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Khakas is a Turkic language spoken by the Khakas people, an ethnic group primarily located in southern Siberia. It matters as part of the linguistic diversity of the Turkic language family and represents an important part of the cultural identity and heritage of the Khakas people.
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Khakas, also known as Xakas (Khakas: Хакас тілі, romanized: Xakas tĕlĕ or тадар тілі, Tadar tĕlĕ), is a Turkic language spoken by the Khakas, who mainly live in the southwestern Siberian Republic of Khakassia, in Russia. The Khakas number 61,000, of whom 29,000 speak the Khakas language. Most Khakas speakers are bilingual in Russian.
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