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This group of languages is spoken in parts of the old [[Soviet Union]], [[Turkey]], [[Iran]], [[Afghanistan]], [[China]] and [[Mongolia]]. | This group of languages is spoken in parts of the old [[Soviet Union]], [[Turkey]], [[Iran]], [[Afghanistan]], [[China]] and [[Mongolia]]. | ||
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Revision as of 02:15, November 14, 2008
The Altaic languages are a 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.
They comprise three subgroups:
- Mongol
- Manchu-Tungus
- Turkish languages
This group of languages is spoken in parts of the old Soviet Union, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, China and Mongolia.
Notable Altaic languages
Sources
The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989.