Hotan

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Hotan

(ˈhəʊˈtæn) ,

Hotien

or

Ho-t'ien

n
1. (Placename) an oasis in W China, in the Taklimakan Shamo desert of central Xinjiang, around the seasonal Hotan River
2. (Placename) the chief town of this oasis, situated at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains. Pop: 114 000 (2006 est)
Also called: Khotan or Hetian
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For the dialect of Khotan (Uyg Xoten), forms like konel for Standard Uyghur konul 'heart', bugen instead of SUyg bugun 'today', toxa instead of toxu 'chicken' and oval in place of oyul 'son' are reported (Sayim 2007: 11).
Xoten xelq qosaqlirida ucraydiyan di'alekt terkibliri toyrisida izdinis.
Notes on some Turkic vowel developments

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