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Altaic Language Family
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Glossary
The proposed
Altaic
language family
is comprised of
languages
spoken from Turkey to Japan. There is debate among
linguists
over the validity of this family, especially over the inclusion of
Korean
and
Japanese
.
Some member languages
Turkic languages
Altai
Azerbaijani
Bashkir
Chuvash
Crimean Tatar
Cuman
(extinct)
Dolgan
Gagauz
Karachay-Balkar
Karakalpak
Kazakh
Khakas
Khazar
(extinct)
Kyrgyz
Nogai
Shor
Tatar
Turkish
Turkmen
Tuvan
Uyghur
Uzbek
Western Yugur
Yakut
Mongolic languages
Buryat
Kalmyk
Mongolian
Tungusic languages
Even
Evenki
Manchu
Nanai
Debated membership
Japanese
Korean