What are the differences between the two, other than where they live?
Kyrgyz guys and girls here , do you know any culture and history of Khakassia , the original homeland of Yenisei Kirghiz state , do you get any education on Yenisei Khakassia in schools , do you feel like they are your relatives
A few years back, I met a Kyrgyz guy in the States. We had a mutual friend (Kazakh), and both of them worked at the same hospital. I remember we had a discussion about history of our region, and he kept insisting that Kazakhs are Kyrgyzs. His argument was that during Russian empire/early soviet times Russians called everyone Kyrgyz. And basically Russians sort of invented Kazakh nationality. At first I thought he was just trolling, but he was dead serious, so obviously we had a debate. He also mentioned that if you ask any Kyrgyz in KG they will tell you the same. Is this true? Maybe itβs true with older generations?
Picking the people group with one of the the coolest flags ever today! Went with the largest people group in Kyrgyzstan this week, so, meet the Kyrgyz of Kyrgyzstan!
How Unreached Are They?
The Kyrgyz are 0.09% Christian. For those of us that hate math, that means out of their population of 4,689,000, there are probably only about 4,200 believers in the entire country. That means there is roughly only one believer for ever 1000 non-believers. Gosh, thats such a small number of believers in such a large area.
What are they like?
Typical qualification that all people groups can't be summed up in small paragraphs and this is an over generalization.
>Since the land is generally unsuitable for farming, many rural Kyrgyz live as nomadic cattle raisers, following their herds from pasture to pasture. They depend entirely on their animals for survival. Fortunately, they have particularly hardy and adaptable breeds of sheep, goats, yaks, horses, and camels. The animals are used for both food and exchange. They also provide the only means of transportation.
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>The nomads travel as extended family units and live in portable felt tents, or yurts. The summers are short on the plateau, and there are only about 60 days in which the ground is not covered in snow. During this season, the families tend to camp close together. However, during the winter months, families live scattered away from each other so that they might best utilize the scarce grassland.
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>The Kyrgyz women enjoy more freedoms than do most other Central Asian women. For example, they are not required to wear veils. They are allowed to talk to men, and they may freely ride about on the grasslands. They work hard, and their position in the household is considered important and respected.
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>Women are held in high esteem once they are married. However, bride stealing is still in practice in the region. A young man may abduct a single woman off the streets and take her home. Once she has spent one night there, she is presumed to have lost her maidenhood and therefore is unwanted by other men in society. She becomes a "kelin" or a new bride for the first year and she is unable to even speak the name of her father-in-law. She is a live-in servant and expected to get pregnant within the first year. Once she has borne children, she moves up in status. This practice is most common
These ethnic groups are believed to descend from Yeniseian Kyrgyz people. Now, judging from their appearance they look "Asian". But when you look at their Y-dna haplogroup they have R1a which is a sign of Indo-European ancestry from the paternal side. So, why do they now look "Asian"?
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Kyrgyzstan is one of the smallest countries of Central Asia. What do you think about the Kyrgyz people in general?
Be honest, any answers (positive, negative, neutral) are welcome.
I ask this questions because this is common in other ethnically divided countries in the world, and not because i think that you guys do it. I realize that not everyone in Kyrgyzstan, cares about these things, but especially in times of tension i would imagine it is quiet common. It is important to note that I am from Europe and have never been to Kyrgyzstan. I am also not asking this question because i have any views on the past conflict, and i hope that all the groups of Kyrgyzstan whether Kyrgyz, Uzbek or anything else are able to live together in peace in the future.
Thanks :)
Let's say the choose is between afar and French. Afar has 3 milion and French has 300 milion. What could you get from learning a small language that you never would get from learning a big language?
How tall are Kyrgyz?
