http:\/\/titus.fkidg1.uni-frankfurt.de\/didact\/karten\/turk\/turklm.htm<\/a><\/p>\nTotal number of speakers (estimated):<\/h5>\n
Approximately 180 000 000 according to ethnologue.com (SIL)<\/p>\n
Classification<\/h5>\n
The Turkic language family consists of 39 languages.<\/p>\n
Southern Common Turkic or Oghuz languages<\/span><\/p>\nWestern Oghuz Branch<\/p>\n
Azeri<\/strong><\/p>\nTurkish<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\nGagauz<\/strong><\/p>\nBalkan Gagauz<\/strong><\/p>\nEastern Oghuz Branch<\/p>\n
Khorasani Turkish<\/strong><\/p>\nTurkmen<\/strong><\/p>\nSouthern Oghuz Branch<\/p>\n
Afshar<\/strong><\/p>\nQashqai<\/strong> (alternate name: Kachkai<\/em>) (dialect Cluster)<\/p>\nSalar<\/strong><\/p>\nNorthwestern Turkic or Kipchak languages<\/span><\/p>\nWestern Kipchak or Ponto-Caspian branch<\/p>\n
Karaim<\/strong><\/p>\nKarachay-Balkar<\/strong><\/p>\nKrymchaks<\/strong><\/p>\nKumak<\/strong><\/p>\nCrimean Tatar-Urum<\/strong><\/p>\nNorthern Kipchak or Ural-Caspian branch<\/p>\n
Bashkir<\/strong><\/p>\nKazan Tatar<\/strong><\/p>\nSiberian Tatar<\/strong><\/p>\nSouthern Kipchak Branch<\/p>\n
Kazakh<\/strong><\/p>\nKara-Kalpak<\/strong><\/p>\nUzbek Kipchak<\/strong><\/p>\nKirgiz <\/strong>(alternate spelling: Kyrgyz)<\/p>\nNogay<\/strong><\/p>\nNortheastern Turkic or Siberian languages<\/span><\/p>\nNorthern Siberian Branch<\/p>\n
Dolgan<\/strong><\/p>\nSakha<\/strong> (alternate name: Yakut)<\/p>\nSouthern Siberian Branch<\/p>\n
Southern Altai<\/strong><\/p>\nNorthern Altai<\/strong><\/p>\nChulym<\/strong><\/p>\nSayan Turkic<\/p>\n
Tofa<\/strong><\/p>\nTuvan<\/strong> (alternate name: Soyot<\/em>)<\/p>\nYenissei Turkic<\/p>\n
Fuyu <\/strong>Girgis
\n<\/strong><\/p>\nKhakas<\/strong><\/p>\nShor<\/strong> (alternate name: Qizil)<\/p>\nSoutheastern Turkic or Uyghur Languages<\/span><\/p>\nUzbek<\/strong><\/p>\nEastern Branch<\/p>\n
Lli Turki<\/strong><\/p>\nUyghur<\/strong><\/p>\nSari-yughur<\/strong><\/p>\nSalar<\/strong><\/p>\nOghour Languages<\/p>\n
Chuvash<\/strong><\/p>\nIsolate:<\/span><\/p>\nKhalaj<\/strong><\/p>\nComments on the classification of Turkic languages:<\/h5>\n
This family is often presented as part of the super-Altaic family. The three main branches of this proposed family are: the Turkish family, the Tungus family, and the Mongolian family. But the existence and the exact delineation of the Altaic languages is an object of debate in the linguistic community. Particularly the question of whether the similarities between the three branches originate from a common proto-language (mother language) in which case they would indeed represent a linguistic family, or whether these similarities are due to exchange interactions between languages due to their geographical proximity. In the latter case they would be considered to be three independent families.<\/p>\n
We do not attempt to settle this ongoing debate between “pro-Altaic” and “anti-Altaic”. We have chosen to present them separately here only for the sake of “prudence” and without taking a position in the debate. This classification could therefore evolve if and when it can be shown with a high degree of certainty that these languages are related. In the same manner, we have also chosen to separate the Japanese and Korean languages which are also sometimes considered to be part of the Altaic languages.<\/p>\n
Are Turkic languages in danger?<\/h5>\n
This section will be developed later.<\/p>\n