Khakas language

Khakas, also known as Xakas (Khakas: Хакас тілі, romanized: Xakas tĕlĕ or тадар тілі, Tadar tĕlĕ), is a Turkic language spoken by the Khakas, who mainly live in the southwestern Siberian Republic of Khakassia, in Russia. The Khakas number 61,000, of whom 29,000 speak the Khakas language. Most Khakas speakers are bilingual in Russian.