| LC control no. | sh 85138903 |
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| Topical heading | Turkmen |
| Variant(s) | Akhal Tekke-Turkomans Salor-Turkomans Sarik-Turkomans Tekke-Turkomans Turcomans Turkmens Turkomans |
| See also | Ethnology--Asia, Central Turkic peoples |
| Found in | Dickson, P. Labels for locals, 2006 (Turkmenistan: Turkmen, pluralized Turkmens. Turkmen comes from Persian, and is also an adjective. Turkoman (or Turcoman) denotes the same ethnic group, as a noun (pluralized Turkomans or Turcomans) or adjective. There is some evidence of Turkmenistani as a national adjective, but whether it will emerge as a useful demonym remains to be seen. Because Turkmens live in several different countries besides Turkmenistan, the ethnic significance of the word should be kept in mind.) CIA The world factbook, via WWW, Apr. 1, 2012 (Turkmenistan: Nationality: noun: Turkmen(s), adjective: Turkmen) Dictionary.com, Apr. 1, 2012 (Turkmen: the language of the Turkman people, a Turkic language spoken mostly east of the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan but also in parts of European Russia, Iran, and the Caucasus. Also, Turkoman, Turcoman; Turkman: noun, plural -men. a native or inhabitant of Turkmenistan.) National geographic style manual, via WWW, Apr. 1, 2012 (Turkmenistan. Nationality (noun and adjective): Turkmen) |
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