Also Known As:
Khakhas, Abakan Tatar, хакасский язык, Хакас тілі, Xakas tįlį, тадар тілі, Hakasça, Hakas Türkçesi, Yenisei Tatar, Sagaijer, South Siberian Turkic, Abaqan, Khakhass, Xakas, Kamacintzi, ハカス語, 하카스어, 哈卡斯语
Dialects & Varieties
- Sagai
- Kamassian
- Shor
- Beltir
- Kacha
- Kyzyl
The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire
"The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire." edited by Andrew Humphreys and Krista Mits. Online: http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook.
Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
60,880
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
80,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"...since the 1960s loans from Russian have been incorporated in almost their original forms while a part of the adapted loans or the Khakass words have been fully replaced by Russian words. As a result, the Khakass language lacks a vocabulary for modern technics and many other modern concepts, and Russian has to be used instead. "
Location and Context
Countries
Siberia
Location Description
The Khakass live in Siberia, on the middle reaches of the River Yenisey and on the upper reaches of its tributaries, the Abakan and the Chulym. On an administrative level they belong to the Khakass Autonomous Region in the Kransoyarsk District of the Russian Federation -- an area of some 61,900 square kilometres). The northern and eastern parts of the region are flat steppelands (the Abakan-Minusinsk Basin), while the southern and western regions are mountainous.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Russian
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
A. Kazanakov worked out the orthography of the literary language and wrote the first text-books.
Recent Resources
Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Khakas
Xyzyl (Khakas) talking dictionary (audio recordings) from Living Tongues Institute for Endangered La
Запись на хакасском языке о возможности присутствия на данном поле клещей...