Kara-Kalpak language

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The Karakalpak language is a Turkic language spoken by the Karakalpak people, who primarily live near the Aral Sea in Central Asia. This language is recognized with official status in the western autonomous region of Karakalpakstan, within Uzbekistan. Approximately half a million people speak Karakalpak. The name "Karakalpak" literally translates to "black cap" in Kyrgyz, derived from kara (black) and kalpak (cap).12

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Altaic languages
The Turkic languages
…most of the languages; Kyrgyz, Karakalpak, and Kazakh in particular are linguistically much alike.
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…most of the languages; Kyrgyz, Karakalpak, and Kazakh in particular are linguistically much alike.
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Uzbekistan
Languages
Karakalpak, a distantly related Turkic language, enjoys official status alongside Uzbek in Karakalpakstan, where it is spoken by about half a million people. About one-seventh of the population of Uzbekistan speaks Russian.
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Karakalpak, a distantly related Turkic language, enjoys official status alongside Uzbek in Karakalpakstan, where it is spoken by about half a million people. About one-seventh of the population of Uzbekistan speaks Russian.
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