Altaic Language Family

The Altaic language family is comprised of languages spoken from Turkey to Japan. There is some debate among linguists over the inclusion of Japanese and Korean in this family.

Some member languages

• Turkic languages
  • Azerbaijani
  • Bashkir
  • Cuman (extinct)
  • Kazakh
  • Khazar (extinct)
  • Kyrgyz
  • Tatar
  • Turkish
  • Turkmen
  • Uyghur
  • Uzbek
• Mongolic languages
  • Mongolian
  • Kalmyk
• Tungusic languages

• Debated membership
  • Japanese
  • Korean