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- proper noun a
Turkic language spoken by the Kumyks in theDagestan region of theRussian Federation .
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Examples
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It came from the Kumyk—the Turkic lingua franca of the Caucasus—and literally meant something like “hinterland” or “that place over there.”
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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It came from the Kumyk—the Turkic lingua franca of the Caucasus—and literally meant something like “hinterland” or “that place over there.”
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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It came from the Kumyk—the Turkic lingua franca of the Caucasus—and literally meant something like “hinterland” or “that place over there.”
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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It came from the Kumyk—the Turkic lingua franca of the Caucasus—and literally meant something like “hinterland” or “that place over there.”
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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The present chairman of parliament -- also a Dargin -- is widely expected to be replaced by a Kumyk.
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He has already said that "in order to keep ethnic parity" the head of the region's government -- currently a Kumyk -- must be replaced with an Avar.
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