Talk:Kimek–Kipchak confederation

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I am confused about the name Kimek: in all English and Russian-lingual sources I saw they are called Kimak, and their state Kimak Kaganate, not Kimek and Kimek Khanate. Only in Kazakh and Tatar languages it seems is used quasi-Cyrillic Ə, rendered into English as ä (Kimäk) and e (Kimek). I tend to think that the article should use Kimak, and maybe explain the Kazakh and Tatar (and maybe other Türkic languages) phonetical specifics, relevant because they must be closest to the original pronounciation of the Kimak people. Secondly, for the purposes of internet searches, the conventional English "Kimak" seems to be more productive, since a search for "Kimak" would not find the relevant article called "Kimek". Any other opinions? Barefact 01:24, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If there are no other opinions, I would presume that the correct name for the article is "Kimak", helping all those searching for "Kimak". Barefact 09:40, 28 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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GB hits (-llc -wikipedia -cti) show the following results with snippet view: "Kimek confederation" (12); "Kimek tribal confederation" (7); "Kimak confederation" (6); "Kimak tribal union" (6); "Kimek tribal union" (4); "Kimek Khaganate" (1); "Kimek Khanate" (1); "Kimak Khanate" (1); "Kimak Khaganate" (1).--Zoupan 17:35, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]