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| − | The '''Altaic languages''' are a family of languages of [[Eurasia]]. The usually accepted members of this family include the [[Turkic language|Turkic]], [[Mongolian | + | The '''Altaic languages''' are a family of languages of [[Eurasia]]. The usually accepted members of this family include the [[Turkic language|Turkic]], [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]], and [[Tungusic language|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 they join morphemes together. |
| − | A number of linguists place the [[Uralic | + | A number of linguists place the [[Uralic language]]s 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: | They comprise three subgroups: | ||
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*[[Uzbek language|Uzbek]] | *[[Uzbek language|Uzbek]] | ||
*[[Kazakh language|Kazakh]] | *[[Kazakh language|Kazakh]] | ||
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*[[Uyghur language|Uyghur]] | *[[Uyghur language|Uyghur]] | ||
*[[Manchu language|Manchu]] | *[[Manchu language|Manchu]] | ||
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*[[Japanese language|Japanese]] | *[[Japanese language|Japanese]] | ||
*[[Korean language|Korean]] | *[[Korean language|Korean]] | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989. | The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989. | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:40, February 20, 2017
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 they join morphemes together.
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.