Kyrgyz

LC control no.	sh 85072513
Topical heading	Kyrgyz *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Kaisaks Kaissaks Kirghese Kirghiz Kirghizes Kirgiz Kirgizes Kirguis Kyrgyzes Kyrgyzstanis
See also	Ethnology--Asia, Central *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Ethnology--Kyrgyzstan *Browse this term in* LC Authorities Turkic peoples *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Scope note	Here are entered works on the Turkic people native to Kyrgyzstan and adjacent areas of Central Asia and also works on citizens of Kyrgyzstan not currently residing within Kyrgyzstan.
Found in	Work cat.: 93012332: Kyrgyzstan, 1993. Britannica Micro. (Kirgiz) RFE/RL Daily Report, 27 Jan. 1993. Britannica 1992 (Kirgiz (Kirghiz)) Amer. heritage dict. of the Eng. lang., c2000 (Kyrgyz or Kirghiz or Kirgiz, pl. Kyrgyz or -gyzes or Kirghiz or -ghizes or Kirgiz or -gizes) The Kirghiz of Afghanistan, 1975. Shahrani, M.N.M. Kirghiz pastoral nomads of the Afghan Pamirs, 1976. Merriam-Webster dictionary online, Nov. 4, 2020 (Kyrgyz: a member of a Turkic people of Kyrgyzstan and adjacent areas of central Asia) Lexico (OED) website, Nov. 4, 2020 (Kyrgyz (also Kirghiz): 1. A member of an indigenous people of central Asia, living chiefly in Kyrgyzstan. 2. The Turkic language of the Kyrgyz, with approximately 2 million speakers) Britannica online, Nov. 4, 2020 (Kyrgyz, also spelled Kirgiz or Kirghiz, Turkic-speaking people of Central Asia, most of whom live in Kyrgyzstan. Small numbers reside in Afghanistan, in western China, and in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkey) Over 200,000 Kyrgyzstanis have Russian work permit, in Russia & CIS business and financial newswire, Aug. 15, 2010, via Gale General OneFile, accessed Nov. 4, 2020 (Kyrgyzstanis; more than 500,000 Kyrgyz citizens work in Russia) List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations, via WWW, Nov. 4, 2020 (Kyrgyzstan. Adjectivals: Kyrgyzstani, Kyrgyz, Kirgiz, Kirghiz. Demonyms: Kyrgyzstanis, Kyrgyz, Kirgiz, Kirghiz) Dickson, P. Labels for locals, 2006 (Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz or Kirghiz; there is evidence for Kyrgyzstani as an adjective) The world factbook, via WWW, Nov. 4, 2020 (under Kyrgyzstan: Nationality: noun: Kyrgyzstani(s); adjective: Kyrgyzstani) UNBIS thesaurus, via WWW, Nov. 4, 2020 (Kyrgyzs. BT National groups. RT Kyrgyzstan) ILO thesaurus, via WWW, Nov. 4, 2020 (Kyrgyz. Broader Concepts: Europeans; Asian. Related concepts: Kyrgyzstan)