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  1. 1. The name of the Central Asian people who formed from ancient tribal confederations and now inhabit modern Kyrgyzstan.
  2. 3. A long narrative poem such as “Manas,” central to Kyrgyz oral tradition and cultural identity.
  3. 6. The majestic mountain range in Central Asia that became a historical homeland for the Kyrgyz.
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  1. 2. A river in southern Siberia; the region where the early ancestors of the Kyrgyz once lived.
  2. 4. A lifestyle of moving with livestock, practiced historically by the Kyrgyz and other Central Asian peoples.
  3. 5. The legendary hero of a monumental Kyrgyz epic, symbolizing the unity and valor of the Kyrgyz people.
  4. 6. The language family to which the Kyrgyz language belongs.