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Kyrgyz Minorities in China

Kyrgyz Minorities in China Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic pkokaisl@seznam.cz Keywords: Kyrgyz, ethnic minorities, China, Kyrgyzstan, tarbagatai, Kizilsu intrOduCtiOn Petr KOKaisl the main aim of this paper is to show the cultural specificity of the Kyrgyz minority living as an indigenous population in China. the materials are based primarily on long-term field research conducted in 2007­09 in Kyrgyzstan, China, tajikistan and afghanistan, along with previous research from 2000­06. the focus in China was on two areas of compact Kyrgyz settlement in Xinjiang: the tarbagatai mountains in the ili-Kazakh autonomous region, and Kizilsu, near Kashgar/Kashi, in the Kyrgyz autonomous region. research was conducted in the Kyrgyz language. inhabitants of Kizilsu use the local Kyrgyz language, which is relatively well understood and similar to codified Kyrgyz. the Kyrgyz in the ili-Kazakh autonomous region speak Kazakh, but because the Kyrgyz and Kazakh languages are close to each other, it was also possible to conduct research in Kyrgyz. there is a dearth of professional literature concerning the Kyrgyz minority in China. the reason is that, for many decades, it was not possible to do any field research in this sphere and even today the possibility of research is greatly limited in some places http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Inner Asia Brill

Kyrgyz Minorities in China

Inner Asia , Volume 14 (2): 383 – Jan 1, 2012

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Brill
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© 2012 Global oriental
ISSN
1464-8172
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2210-5018
DOI
10.1163/22105018-90000011
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Abstract

Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic pkokaisl@seznam.cz Keywords: Kyrgyz, ethnic minorities, China, Kyrgyzstan, tarbagatai, Kizilsu intrOduCtiOn Petr KOKaisl the main aim of this paper is to show the cultural specificity of the Kyrgyz minority living as an indigenous population in China. the materials are based primarily on long-term field research conducted in 2007­09 in Kyrgyzstan, China, tajikistan and afghanistan, along with previous research from 2000­06. the focus in China was on two areas of compact Kyrgyz settlement in Xinjiang: the tarbagatai mountains in the ili-Kazakh autonomous region, and Kizilsu, near Kashgar/Kashi, in the Kyrgyz autonomous region. research was conducted in the Kyrgyz language. inhabitants of Kizilsu use the local Kyrgyz language, which is relatively well understood and similar to codified Kyrgyz. the Kyrgyz in the ili-Kazakh autonomous region speak Kazakh, but because the Kyrgyz and Kazakh languages are close to each other, it was also possible to conduct research in Kyrgyz. there is a dearth of professional literature concerning the Kyrgyz minority in China. the reason is that, for many decades, it was not possible to do any field research in this sphere and even today the possibility of research is greatly limited in some places

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Inner AsiaBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2012

Keywords: Kyrgyz; ethnic minorities; China; Kyrgyzstan; tarbagatai; Kizilsu

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