Khoton is an extinct dialect of the Uyghur language in the Karluk languages of Turkic languages. Khotons use the Oirat language dialect of Mongolic languages in daily life.
Classification
Khoton is classified as
Uyghur language by various researchers (, Alexander Samoylovich, Nikolay Baskakov),
an
Uzbek language dialect by Ármin Vámbéry,
a
Kyrgyz language dialect by
Grigory Potanin and Sergey Malov.
+ Sample words |
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| at |
| beş |
| ayak |
| göz |
| ağız |
ateş
od |
| dil |
| üç |
Mixed nature
According to Nikolay Baskakov, Khoton language has
q as in
oçaq ('firepit') which has
Old Uyghur characteristics,
teey ('camel') which has Kyrgyz characteristics as in
töö;
оoz ('mouth') which has Southern Altai characteristics and
q:
qol (‘arm’) from Turkmen.
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