Editing Kyrgyz language (section)

==History==
In 925, when the [[Liao dynasty]] defeated the [[Yenisei Kyrgyz Khaganate|Yenisei Kyrgyz]] and expelled them from the Mongolian steppes, some Ancient Kyrgyz elites settled in Altai and Xinjiang where they mixed with the local [[Kipchaks]], resulting in a language shift.

After the [[Mongol Empire|Mongol conquest]] in 1207 and a series of revolts against the [[Yuan dynasty]], Kyrgyz-speaking tribes started to migrate to [[Tian Shan]], which was already populated by various [[Turco-Mongol tradition|Turco-Mongol]] tribes. As [[Chagatai Khanate|Chaghatai Ulus]] subjects, the Kyrgyz converted to [[Islam]]. [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Arabic]] vocabulary loaned to the Kyrgyz language, but to a much lesser extent than [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]], [[Uzbek language|Uzbek]] and [[Uyghur language|Uyghur]].