karakalpak

• Nom désignant un membre d'un groupe ethnique turcophone, population autochtone de la région proche de la mer d'Aral en Asie centrale, ainsi que la langue turcique parlée par ce groupe.

A noun referring to a member of a Turkic ethnic group native to the region near the Aral Sea in Central Asia, as well as the Turkic language spoken by this group.

nom propre

1. Member of a Turkic peopleB2formal

   A person belonging to a Turkic ethnic group primarily living in the Karakalpakstan region of Uzbekistan, near the Aral Sea.

   Karakalpak (peuple)

   • The Karakalpaks have a rich tradition of oral poetry and music.
   • She met a Karakalpak while traveling through the Aral Sea region.
   • Many Karakalpaks are involved in fishing and agriculture along the Amu Darya river.

2. The Karakalpak languageB2formal

   The Turkic language spoken by the Karakalpak people, closely related to Kazakh and Nogai.

   karakalpak (langue)

   • He is studying Karakalpak to better communicate with the local community.
   • Karakalpak uses the Latin script in Uzbekistan and Cyrillic in some historical texts.
   • The dictionary includes both Karakalpak and Russian translations.