Altaic languages — Infobox Language family name=Altaic region=East, North, Central, and West Asia and Eastern Europe familycolor=Altaic family=One of the world s primary language families proto name=Proto Altaic child1=Turkic child2=Mongolic child3=Tungusic… … Wikipedia
Altaic languages — Group of more than 50 languages, comprising the Turkic, Mongolian, and Manchu Tungus subfamilies. Altaic languages are spoken across Eurasia by more than 140 million people (the overwhelming majority of whom speak Turkic languages). Most scholars … Universalium
Altaic — I noun 1. any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group • Hypernyms: ↑Asian, ↑Asiatic • Hyponyms: ↑Tungusic 2. a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Altaic — [al tā′ik] adj. 1. of the Altai Mountains or the peoples living there 2. designating or of a group of language families including Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic n. this group of language families … English World dictionary
Altaic peoples — Infobox Ethnic group group=Altaic peoples poptime= regions = region1 = pop1 = ref1 = region2 = pop2 = ref2 = langs= rels= Animism, Buddhism, Islam related c=Altaic peoples are peoples who speak the Altaic languages. Their looks differ from east… … Wikipedia
language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… … Universalium
Tatar language — language name=Tatar nativename=татарча / Tatarça / تاتارچا states=Russia, other former Soviet Union speakers= 8 million familycolor=Altaic fam1=Altaic [ [http://www.ethnologue.com/show family.asp?subid=90009] Ethnologue ] (controversial)… … Wikipedia
language — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) System of communication Nouns 1. language, tongue, lingo, vernacular, mother tongue, protolanguage; living or dead language; idiom, parlance, phraseology; wording; dialect, patois, cant, jargon, lingo,… … English dictionary for students
Sakha language — language name=Sakha nativename=Саха тыла Saxa tyla states=Russia region=Sakha speakers=456,288 (2002 census) [Russian Census 2002. [http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/TOM 04 04.xls Распространенность владения языками (кроме русского)] ( Knowledge… … Wikipedia
Turkmen language — language name=Turkmen nativename= tk. Türkmen dili familycolor=Altaic states=Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey speakers=ca. 9 million fam1=Altaic [ [http://www.ethnologue.com/show family.asp?subid=90009] Ethnologue ] (controversial)… … Wikipedia