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'''Hantza''' is pronounced natively as /ˈhant͡sa/ (phonetically [ˈx̟änt͡sɐ]) and may be Anglicised to /ˈhænt͡sə/.
'''Hantza''' is pronounced natively as /ˈhant͡sa/ (phonetically [ˈx̟änt͡sɐ]) and may be Anglicised to /ˈhænt͡sə/.


The language is spoken in [[w:Central Asia|Central Asia]], predominantly in [[w:Turkmenistan|Turkmenistan]] (91,000 speakers), but also in [[w:Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan]] (43,000) and [[w:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] (27,000).
==General information==
Hantza is spoken in [[w:Central Asia|Central Asia]], predominantly in [[w:Turkmenistan|Turkmenistan]] (91,000 speakers), but also in [[w:Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan]] (43,000) and [[w:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] (27,000).
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 600px; "
! colspan="1" style=" text-align: center;"|''Map of the distribution of Hantza''
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|[[File:Hantza distribution.png|600px]]
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|The areas marked in red on the map above represent the approximate regions in which Hantza is spoken.
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==Phonology==
==Phonology==