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The above example also demonstrates another facet of the Kyrgyz language: it contains no future tense. The past tense is a expressed by adding a "d" sound to the ending, but the same ending is used for present and future tense. Whether the speaker means current events or future ones depends on context.

The above example also demonstrates another facet of the Kyrgyz language: it contains no future tense. The past tense is a expressed by adding a "d" sound to the ending, but the same ending is used for present and future tense. Whether the speaker means current events or future ones depends on context.

The Kyrgyz language also employs vowel harmony, like many Turkic languages. The vowel sounds used in Kyrgyz are paired together, such as in the case of the Kyrgyz "a" and "y" or "o" and "u." A true Kyrgyz word would never contain both "a" and "o," making it easy to recognize [[loanword|loanwords]]. Due to their colonial history, Kyrgyz people have been heavily influenced by [[Russian]] culture and language, and the Kyrgyz language contains many Russian loanwords.

The Kyrgyz language also employs vowel harmony, like many Turkic languages. The vowel sounds used in Kyrgyz are paired together, such as in the case of the Kyrgyz "a" and "y" or "o" and "u." A true Kyrgyz word would never contain both "a" and "o," making it easy to recognize [[loanword|loanwords]]. Due to their colonial history, Kyrgyz people have been heavily influenced by [[Russia]]n culture and language, and the Kyrgyz language contains many [[Russian language|Russian]] loanwords.