Khakas language
| Khakas | |
|---|---|
| Хакас тілі Xakas tĕlĕ тадар тілі Tadar tĕlĕ | |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Khakassia |
| Ethnicity | Khakas |
Native speakers | 29,000 (2021) |
Turkic
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| Dialects |
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| Cyrillic | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Russia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kjh |
| Glottolog | khak1248 |
| ELP | Khakas |
Areas where Khakas is spoken as a Majority language
Areas where Khakas is spoken as a Minority language | |
Khakas, also known as Xakas, 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.