Ili Salar
Facts
- Language: Ili Salar
- Alternate names: Salar sözin, Xinjiang Salar, Western Salar
- Language code: dslri
- Language family: Turkic, Common Turkic, Oghuz
- Dialect of: Salar
- Number of speakers: 4000
- Script:
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Introduction
The Ili Salar moved west from Qinghai beginning in the 18th Century due to a religious dispute. Further migrations followed. The difference between the Qinghai/Amdo and Ili varieties is greater than that within Qinghai.