Turkic languages

Aini is a Turkic language spoken in western China known as Aini, variously spelled Aynu or Ainu, though it is unrelated to the Ainu language of Japan and Russia. It is a mixed language, having a mostly Turkic grammar but a mainly Iranian vocabulary. It is spoken by the Aini, a nomadic peoples. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aini language"

Altay is a language of the Turkic group of languages. It is an official language of Altai Republic, Russia. The language was called Oyrot prior to 1948. There were ca. 52,000 people speaking this language in 1989. Two dialects of the Altay language are northern (with the Tuba, Kumandy, and Chalkan varieties named after the main tribes) and southern (with the Altai proper and Telengit varieties). ...more on Wikipedia about "Altay language"

The Azerbaijani language, also called Azeri, Azari, Azeri Turkish, or Azerbaijani Turkish, is the official language of Republic of Azerbaijan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Azerbaijani language"

The Bashkir language is a Turkic language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bashkir language"

The Chagatai language is an extinct Turkic language which ...more on Wikipedia about "Chagatai language"

Chulyum also known as Chulym-Turkic, Chulym Tatar (not at all related to the Tatar language), or Küerik is the language of the Chulyms. This name originated from a now extinct tribe. Chulyum is an endangered language since its estimated only 100 fully fluent speakers. The speakers are located in Russia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chulym language"

Chuvash language [CHOO-vahsh] (Чӑваш чӗлхи, also known as Chuwash, Chovash, Chavash or Çuaş) is a Turkic language spoken west of the Urals in central Russia. It is the most divergent of all the Turkic languages. Chuvash is the native language of the Chuvash people and an official language of Chuvashia. It is spoken by about two million people. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chuvash language"

The Codex Cumanicus was a linguistic manual of the Middle Ages, presumably designed to help Catholic missionaries to the Kipchaks. It is currently housed in the Library of St. Mark, in Venice (Cod. Mar. Lat. DXLIX). ...more on Wikipedia about "Codex Cumanicus"

Crimean Tatar or Crimean Turkish (in its own script: Qırımtatar tili, Qırımtatarca; alternative notations:Qırım tili, Qırımca and Qırım Türkçesi) is the language of the Crimean Tatars. Spoken in Crimea, the former Soviet Union, and the Crimean Tatar diaspora: Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crimean Tatar language"

Cuman language was a Turkic language spoken by the Cumans similar to today's Crimean Tatar language. It is documented in several medieval works, including the Codex Cumanicus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cuman language"

The Dolgan Language, is a Turkic language with around 5,000 speakers that is spoken in the Taymyr Peninsula in the Russian Federation. Its speakers are known as the Dolgans. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dolgan language"

Fuyü Gïrgïs (or Fu-Yu Kirgiz) is the easternmost Turkic language. It is spoken in northeastern China by a small number of passive speakers. Pioneering fieldwork on the language has been done by Hu Zhen-hua and G. Imart. (see their small monograph Fu-Yu Girgis: A Tentative Description of the Easternmost Turkic Language. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University, Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies, 1988. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fuyü Gïrgïs language"

The Gagauz language (Gagauz dili) is a Turkic language, used by Gagauz people, official language of Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova. It is spoken by approximately 150,000 people. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gagauz language"

The Hunnic language is a proto- Altaic language, related to many modern day Turkic languages and to a lesser extent to Hungarian, that was spoken by the Huns. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hunnic language" If you like you could tell us your opinion about www.shortopedia.com

The Karachay-Balkar language (Къарачай-Малкъар /Qarachay-Malqar/) is a Turkic language of the Karachays and Balkars. It is divided into two dialects: Karachay (pronouncing /ch/ and /zh/) and Balkar (pronouncing /ts/ and /z/). Estimated number of speakers 240 thousands. Written in Cyrillic script. ...more on Wikipedia about "Karachay-Balkar language"

The Karaim language is a Turkic language with Hebrew influences, in a similar manner to Yiddish or Ladino. It is spoken by some ethnic Turkic adherents of Karaite Judaism ( Karaim or Qaraylar) in Lithuania and Crimea, Ukraine. It has very few remaining active speakers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Karaim language"

Karakalpak is a Northwestern Turkic language mainly spoken mostly by Karakalpaks in Karakalpakstan ( Uzbekistan), along the lower Amu Darya river, and around the southern part of the Aral Sea. Small groups of speakers also live in Afghanistan (probably fewer than 2000 speakers), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan. Karakalpak was written in the Arabic alphabet until 1928, in the Latin alphabet (with additional characters) from 1928 to 1940, and is usually written in the Cyrillic alphabet (with additional characters) today, although there seems to be a trend to return to the Latin alphabet after the end of the Soviet era. ...more on Wikipedia about "Karakalpak language"

Kazak, also Kazakh, Khazakh, Qazaq, Kosach, and Kaisak (Қазақ тілі in Cyrillic, Qazaq tilî in the Latin alphabet, and قازاق تءىلءي in the Arabic alphabet) is a Western Turkic language closely related to the Nogai and Karakalpak languages. It is the official language of Kazakhstan, and it is spoken in Central Asia, Iran, and the former Soviet Union. Germany has some Kazak speakers in the second half of the 20th century and onward. These are mainly descendants of the Volga Germans who were deported to Kazakhstan, mixed with the local population and later returned to Germany. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kazakh language"

Khakas is a Turkic language spoken by the Khakas people, who mainly live in the southern Siberian Khakas Republic, or Khakassia, in Russia. The Khakas number 78,500, of whom 60,168 speak the Khakas language; most people are bilingual in Russian. ...more on Wikipedia about "Khakas language"

Khalaj is a language spoken primarily in Iran and Afghanistan. It belongs to the Turkic family of languages. There were approximately 17,000 speakers of this language as of 1968. ...more on Wikipedia about "Khalaj language"

Khazar is the language spoken by the medieval Khazar tribe, a semi- nomadic Turkic people from Central Asia. It is also referred to as Khazarian, Khazaric, or Khazari. ...more on Wikipedia about "Khazar language"

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The Kipchak language was an extinct Turkic language of Kipchak-Bolghar group. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kipchak language"

Krymchak is the Crimean Tatar dialect spoken by the Krymchaks - Rabbanite Jews of the Crimea. Another name for the language is Judæo-Tartar or Judæo-Crimean-Tatar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Krymchak language"

Kumyk (also Qumuq, Kumuk, Kumuklar, and Kumyki) is a Turkic language, spoken by about 200 thousands speakers (the Kumyks) in the Dagestan republic of Russian Federation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kumyk language"

Kyrgyz or Kirghiz (Кыргыз ...more on Wikipedia about "Kyrgyz language"

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