Äynu language

Äynu
Äynu
ئەينۇ, Äynú
	Äynu in Perso-Arabic Uyghur script.
Native to	China
Region	Xinjiang
Ethnicity	Äynu
Native speakers	12,000 (2017)
Language family	Turkic Common Turkic Siberian Turkic South Siberian Turkic Äynu; ; ; ;
Writing system	Arabic script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	aib
Glottolog	ainu1251
ELP	Ainu (China)
	Map showing locations of Äynu (red) within Xinjiang

Äynu (also known as Abdal) is a Turkic cryptolect spoken in Western China. Some linguists call it a mixed language, having a mostly Turkic grammar, essentially Uyghur, but a mainly Iranian vocabulary. Other linguists argue that it does not meet the technical requirements of a mixed language. It is spoken by the Äynu, a nomadic people, who use it to keep their communications secret from outsiders.

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