Ili Turki is an endangered^[2] Turkic language spoken primarily in China. In 2007, it was reported that there were around 30 families using it in China.

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Ili Turki appears to belong to the Chagatay group of Turkic languages, although it exhibits a number of features that suggest a Kipchak substratum.^[3][4]

A comparison of Ili Turki's Chagatay and Kipchak features is shown below:

Ili Turki is spoken in China's Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture along the Ili River and its tributaries and in Yining. There may be some speakers in Kazakhstan. Ili Turki has no official status in either country.

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