Khalaj language
Khalaj (ISO 639-3 code klj) is a language of the Turkic family spoken in Iran. It has about 20,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as vulnerable.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | klj |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | turk1303 |
| Family | Turkic |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Iran |
| Speakers (estimate) | 20,000 |
| Endangerment | Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Turkic languages, nearest first.
- Turkish90,000,000 speakers
- Kazakh15,000,000 speakers
- North Azerbaijani
- Bashkir1,200,000 speakers
- Yakut456,288 speakers
- Balkan Gagauz Turkish331,000 speakers
- Tuvinian242,754 speakers
- Gagauz200,000 speakers
- Crimean Tatar100,000 speakers
- Salar95,000 speakers
- Nogai70,000 speakers
- Southern Altai20,000 speakers
More about Khalaj
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.