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| − | + | The '''Altaic languages''' are a controversial family of languages of [[Eurasia]]. The usually accepted members of this family include the [[Turkic language|Turkic]], [[Mongolian languages|Mongolian]], and [[Tungusic languages|Tungusic]] language families. Some linguists place [[Japanese language|Japanese]] and [[Korean language|Korean]] in this family because all the Altaic languages are agglutinative, meaning that words and phrases are formed by putting together related syllables. | |
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| − | + | A number of linguists place the [[Uralic languages]] with the Altaic family to form the '''Ural-Altaic languages''' because the Uralic languages are aggultinative, just like the Altaic languages. | |
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| − | + | ==Notable Altaic languages== | |
| − | + | *[[Turkish language|Turkish]] | |
| − | + | *[[Tatar language|Tatar]] | |
| − | + | *[[Uzbek language|Uzbek]] | |
| − | + | *[[Kazakh language|Kazakh]] | |
| − | + | *[[Kirghiz language|Kirghiz]] | |
| + | *[[Uyghur language|Uyghur]] | ||
| + | *[[Manchu language|Manchu]] | ||
| + | *[[Mongolian language|Mongolian]] | ||
| + | *[[Japanese language|Japanese]] | ||
| + | *[[Korean language|Korean]] | ||
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| + | [[Category: Language families]] | ||
Revision as of 12:04, October 5, 2007
The Altaic languages are a controversial family of languages of Eurasia. The usually accepted members of this family include the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families. Some linguists place Japanese and Korean in this family because all the Altaic languages are agglutinative, meaning that words and phrases are formed by putting together related syllables.
A number of linguists place the Uralic languages with the Altaic family to form the Ural-Altaic languages because the Uralic languages are aggultinative, just like the Altaic languages.