The Turkic languages are a group of languages spoken across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, East Asia and Siberia. Turkic languages are spoken as native languages by some 200 million people.

Turkic languages by subfamily

The number of speakers derived from statistics or estimates (2022) and were rounded:[1][2]

NumberBranchLanguagesStatusNative SpeakersMajorityMain Writing System
1 Oghuz languages8Normal121,000,000 TurkeyLatin
2 Karluk languages4Normal43,500,000 UzbekistanLatin
3 Kipchak languages12Normal27,000,000 KazakhstanLatin
4 Siberian Turkic languages9Vulnerable800,000 RussiaCyrillic
5 Argu languages1Vulnerable50,000 IranPersian
6 Oghuric languages1Vulnerable1,200,000 RussiaCyrillic
Total Turkic languages35Normal193,800,000 TurkeyLatin

Turkic languages by the number of speakers

The Turkic languages are a language family of at least 35 [3] documented languages, spoken by the Turkic peoples. The number of speakers derived from statistics or estimates (2019) and were rounded:[1][2]

  Turkish (38.26%)
  Uzbek (19.13%)
  Azerbaijani (13.04%)
  Uyghur (10.87%)
  Kazakh (3.04%)
  Turkmen (2.26%)
  Tatar (1.96%)
  Kyrgyz (0.6%)
  Bashkir (0.5%)
  Chuvash (0.62%)
  Other (8.68%)
NumberNameBranchStatusNative SpeakersMain CountryMain Writing System
1 Turkish languageOghuz languagesNormal83,000,000 TurkeyLatin
2 Uzbek languageKarluk languagesNormal44,000,000 UzbekistanLatin
3 Azerbaijani languageOghuz languagesNormal30,000,000 AzerbaijanLatin
4 Uyghur languageKarluk languagesNormal25,000,000 ChinaPerso-Arabic
5 Kazakh languageKipchak languagesNormal19,000,000 KazakhstanCyrillic
6 Turkmen languageOghuz languagesNormal7,000,000 TurkmenistanLatin
7 Tatar languageKipchak languagesNormal5,500,000 RussiaCyrillic
8 Kyrgyz languageKipchak languagesNormal5,000,000 KyrgyzstanCyrillic
9 Bashkir languageKipchak languagesVulnerable1,500,000 RussiaCyrillic
10 Chuvash languageOghuric languagesVulnerable1,200,000 RussiaCyrillic
11 Qashqai languageOghuz languagesNormal1,000,000 IranPerso-Arabic
12 Khorasani Turkic languageOghuz languagesVulnerable1,000,000 IranPerso-Arabic
13 Karakalpak languageKipchak languagesNormal650,000 UzbekistanLatin
14 Crimean Tatar languageKipchak languagesSeverely endangered600,000 UkraineLatin
15 Kumyk languageKipchak languagesVulnerable450,000 RussiaCyrillic
16 Karachay-Balkar languageKipchak languagesVulnerable400,000 RussiaCyrillic
17 Yakut languageSiberian Turkic languagesVulnerable400,000 RussiaCyrillic
18 Tuvan languageSiberian Turkic languagesVulnerable300,000 RussiaCyrillic
19 Urum languageKipchak languagesDefinitely endangered200,000 UkraineCyrillic
20 Gagauz languageOghuz languagesCritically endangered150,000 MoldovaLatin
21 Siberian Tatar languageKipchak languagesDefinitely endangered100,000 RussiaCyrillic
22 Nogai languageKipchak languagesDefinitely endangered100,000 RussiaCyrillic
23 Dobrujan Tatar languageKipchak languagesSeverely endangered70,000 RomaniaLatin
24 Salar languageOghuz languagesVulnerable70,000 ChinaLatin
25 Altai languagesSiberian Turkic languagesSeverely endangered60,000 RussiaCyrillic
26 Khakas languageSiberian Turkic languagesDefinitely endangered50,000 RussiaCyrillic
27 Khalaj languageArgu languagesVulnerable20,000 IranPerso-Arabic
28 Äynu languageKarluk languagesCritically endangered6,000 ChinaPerso-Arabic
29 Western Yugur languageSiberian Turkic languagesSeverely endangered5,000 ChinaLatin
30 Shor languageSiberian Turkic languagesSeverely endangered3,000 RussiaCyrillic
31 Dolgan languageSiberian Turkic languagesDefinitely endangered1,000 RussiaCyrillic
32 Krymchak languageKipchak languagesCritically endangered200 IsraelHebrew
33 Ili Turki languageKarluk languagesSeverely endangered100 ChinaCyrillic
34 Tofa languageSiberian Turkic languagesCritically endangered100 RussiaCyrillic
35 Karaim languageKipchak languagesCritically endangered100 UkraineCyrillic
36 Chulym languageSiberian Turkic languagesCritically endangered50 RussiaCyrillic
Total Turkic languagesCommon Turkic languagesNormal193,700,000 TurkeyLatin

Endangered Turkic languages

An endangered language, or moribund language, is a language that is at risk of falling out of use as its speakers die out or shift to speaking another language. Language loss occurs when the language has no more native speakers and becomes a "dead language".

26 endangered Turkic languages exist in World. The number of speakers derived from statistics or estimates (2019) and were rounded:[4][5][6]

Number Name Status Speakers Main Country
1 Bashkir languageVulnerable1,500,000 Russia
2 Chuvash languageVulnerable1,200,000 Russia
3 Khorasani Turkic languageVulnerable1,000,000 Iran
4 Crimean Tatar languageVulnerable600,000 Ukraine
5 Kumyk languageVulnerable450,000 Russia
6 Yakut languageVulnerable400,000 Russia
7 Karachay-Balkar languageVulnerable400,000 Russia
8 Tuvan languageVulnerable300,000 Russia
9 Urum languageDefinitely endangered200,000 Ukraine
10 Gagauz languageCritically endangered150,000 Moldova
11 Siberian Tatar languageDefinitely endangered100,000 Russia
12 Nogai languageDefinitely endangered100,000 Russia
13 Dobrujan Tatar languageSeverely endangered70,000 Romania
14 Salar languageVulnerable70,000 China
15 Altai languageSeverely endangered60,000 Russia
16 Khakas languageDefinitely endangered50,000 Russia
17 Khalaj languageVulnerable20,000 Iran
18 Äynu languageCritically endangered6,000 China
19 Western Yugur languageSeverely endangered5,000 China
20 Shor languageSeverely endangered3,000 Russia
21 Dolgan languageDefinitely endangered1,000 Russia
22 Krymchak languageCritically endangered200 Israel
23 Tofa languageCritically endangered100 Russia
24 Karaim languageCritically endangered100 Ukraine
25 Ili Turki languageSeverely endangered100 China
26 Chulym languageCritically endangered50 Russia

Extinct Turkic languages

Number Name Time of Extinct
- Proto TurkicReconstructed language
1 Old Turkic8th century
2 Old Anatolian Turkish11th century
3 Pecheneg12th century
4 Orkhon Turkic13th century
5 Khazar13th century
6 Old Uyghur14th century
7 Khorezmian14th century
8 Bulgar14th century
9 Saryz 15th century
10 Middle Turkic15th century
11 Kipchak17th century
12 Cuman1770
13 Old Tatar19th century
14 Fergana Kipchak1920s
15 Chagatai1921
16 Ottoman Turkish1928
17 Fuyu Girgis20th century
18 Dukhan21st century

Famous Turkic Dialects

Number Dialect Main Language
1 Rumelian dialectTurkish language
2 Cypriot dialectTurkish language
3 Afshar dialectAzerbaijani language
4 Sonqori dialectAzerbaijani language
5 Lop dialectUyghur language
6 Baraba dialectSiberian Tatar language

Hypothetical ancestors

Hypothetical relation to other language families and their proto-languages

Ancestral

Geographical distribution of the Turkic languages. Dark Blue: Northeastern Common Turkic (Siberian Turkic languages); Green: Southeastern Common Turkic (Karluk languages); Orange: Northwestern Common Turkic (Kipchak languages); Red: Southwestern Common Turkic (Oghuz languages); Purple: Oghur languages

Common Turkic (Shaz Turkic / Z Turkic)

Siberian Turkic

Siberian Turkic languages
      • South Siberian
        • Altai Turkic
          • Northern Altai
            • Tuba
            • Kumandy/Qumanda
              • Turachak
              • Solton
              • Starobardinian
            • Chalkan (Kuu/Qu, Lebedin)
        • Chulym Turkic
          • Chulym
            • Lower Chulym (Küerik) (now believed extinct)
            • Middle Chulym
            • Upper Chulym
        • Sayan Turkic (dialect continuum)
          • Tofa
            • Tuha
            • Tsengel Tuvan
          • Tuvan
            • Western/Khemchik River (It is influenced by Altai)
            • Central (the geographical centrality of this dialect meant it was similar to the language spoken by most Tuvans, whether or not exactly the same). Forms the basis of the standard and literary language and includes:
              • Ovyur
              • Bii-Khem
            • Northeastern/Todzhi (it is spoken near the upper course of the Bii-Khem River by the Tozhu Tuvans. The speakers of this dialect utilize nasalization. It contains a large vocabulary related to hunting and reindeer breeding not found in the other dialects).
            • Southeastern (shows the most influence from the Mongolian language).
          • Taiga
        • Orkhon Turkic / Old Turkic / Old Uyghur (extinct) (not a direct ancestor of Uyghur, that descends from Karluk) (not synonymous with Proto-Turkic)
          • Yenisei Turkic
            • Khakas (Xakas tili)
            • Shor
              • Mrassu (basis for literary and standard Shor)
                • Upper Mrassu
              • Kondoma
                • Upper-Kondoma
            • Western Yugur or "Yellow Uighur" (direct descendant of Old Uyghur)
      • North Siberian

Karluk (Southeastern)

Karluk languages. Green: East Karluk; Red: West Karluk

Historically in Central Asia there was a distinction between sedentary, called Sart or Taranchi, and nomadic peoples (regardless of the ethnic group and language). Many times it was used confusingly because it was a generic word for several peoples and their languages (mainly Iranians or Turkics) and also because it had different meanings at different historical times (had shifting meanings over the centuries). Strictly it was not an ethnic or linguistic definition but one of a lifestyle. (strong Iranian substrate)

Kipchak (Northwestern)

Orange: South Kipchak (Aralo-Caspian); Red: North Kipchak (Uralo-Caspian); Green: West Kipchak (Ponto-Caspian)

Oghuz (Southwestern Turkic)

Orange: East Oghuz; Green; Azerbaijani; Red: Turkish; Purple: Gagauz; Light Blue: Qashqai; Greenish Blue: Salar
      • East Oghuz (Eastern)
        • Salar, an Oghuz language outlier strongly influenced by Karluk and Kipchak languages and also by non-Turkic languages like Tibetan and Chinese
          • Qinghai (Amdo) Salar
          • Ili Salar
        • Turkmen
          • Teke (Tekke) (basis of the standard Turkmen)
          • Nohurly
          • Ýomud
          • Änewli
          • Hasarly
          • Nerezim
          • Gökleň
          • Salyr
          • Saryk
          • Ärsary
          • Çowdur
          • Trukhmen
      • Transitional East-West Oghuz
      • West Oghuz (Western)
        • Azerbaijani (Azeri Turkic, has an Iranian substrate from the Old Azeri language, an Indo-European language
          • South Azerbaijani
            • Qarapapaq
            • Shahsavani (Shahseven)
            • Muqaddam
            • Baharlu (Kamesh)
            • Nafar
            • Qaragözlü
            • Pishaqchi
            • Bayatlu
            • Qajar
            • Tabrizi (basis of Standard South Azerbaijani but not identical)
            • Iraqi Turkmen (South Turkmen)
          • North Azerbaijani
            • Salyan
            • Lenkaran
            • Qazakh
            • Airym
            • Borcala
            • Terekeme
            • Qyzylbash
            • Nukha
            • Zaqatala (Mugaly)
            • Qabala
            • Yerevan
            • Ordubad
            • Ganja
            • Shusha (Karabakh)
            • Karapapak
            • Shirvan dialect
              • Baku dialect (basis of Standard North Azerbaijani, but not identical)
            • Shamakhi
            • Quba
            • Derbend
            • Nakhchivan
        • Transitional Turkish Azerbaijani-Turkish
          • Eastern Anatolian Turkish
            • Meskhetian Turkish
            • Hemshen Turkish
            • Eastern Anatolian Turkish Proper (Kars, Erzurum, other regions)
            • Zaza Turkish (Turkish spoken by Zazas, not to be confused with Zaza, which is an Iranian language, Zaza substrate)
            • Kurdish Turkish (Turkish spoken by Kurds, not to be confused with Kurdish which is an Iranian language, Kurdish substrate)
          • Northeastern Anatolian Turkish (Kuzeydoğu Anadolu Ağızları)
            • Laz Turkish (Turkish spoken by Laz, do not confuse with Laz which is a Kartvelian language)
            • Trebizond (Trabzon) Turkish
        • Old Anatolian Turkish (extinct)
          • Turkish
            • Anatolian dialects (Anadolu Ağızları)
              • Western Anatolian (Batı Anadolu Ağızları)
                • Central (Orta Anadolu)
                  • East central
                  • West Central
                • Mediterranean (Akdeniz)/South (Güney)
                  • Southwest (Güneybatı)
                  • Southeast (Güneydoğu)
                • Black Sea (Karadeniz)/North (Kuzey)
                  • Çorum, Çankırı
                  • East Black Sea Coast
                  • West Black Sea Coast
                  • Sakarya-Izmit
                • Aegean (Ege)/West (Batı)
                • Yörük (Nomadic Anatolian Turkish)
            • Istanbul dialect (İstanbul Türkçesi) (basis of Modern Standard Turkish but not identical)
            • Syrian Turkmen (Syrian Turkish)
            • Cypriot Turkish
            • Balkanic/Rumelian/Danubian
              • East Balkanic/East Rumelian/East Danubian
                • Edirne
              • West Balkanic/West Rumelian/West Danubian
            • Karamanli Turkish (Turkish of the Karamanlides, Turkish-speaking Greeks, Greek language substrate, not confuse with Cappadocian Greek, a mixed language, or the Cappadocian Greeks, although they are related) (almost extinct)
          • Balkan Gagauz Turkish (Balkan Turkic) (Rumeli Türkçesi)
            • Gajal
            • Gerlovo Turk
            • Karamanli
            • Kyzylbash
            • Surguch
            • Tozluk Turk
            • Yuruk
            • Macedonian Gagauz
            • Gagauz
              • Bulgar Gagauzi
              • Maritime Gagauzi
          • Ottoman Turkish(extinct) (not a direct ancestor of Anatolian Turkish but a heavily Persianized and Arabized Turkic language)
            • Fasih Türkçe (Eloquent Turkish): the language of poetry and administration, Ottoman Turkish in its strict sense
            • Orta Türkçe (Middle Turkish): the language of higher classes and trade
            • Kaba Türkçe (Rough Turkish): the language of lower classes.
      • South Oghuz
    • Pecheneg

Arghu

Oghur (Lir Turkic / R Turkic)

  • Proto-Oghur
    • Bulgar/Bolgar (extinct) (had a Uralic substrate)
      • Volga Bulgar (extinct)
      • Danube Bulgar (extinct in the 10th c. AD assimilated by the Slavic language of the Seven Slavic Tribes, that was close to Old Church Slavonic, but they chose the name Bulgarian as an ethnonym and also for their language because of the origins of much of their ruling class or political elite that was Turkic)
    • Khazar (extinct) (the language of the Khazars)

Possible Turkic languages (all extinct)

Unclassified languages that may have been Turkic or members of other language families

  • Hunnic / Xiongnu (?)
    • Hunnic / Hunnish - the language or languages of the Huns (there are several hypotheses about their language)
    • Xiongnu - the language or languages of the Xiongnu (may be the same as the Hunnic language, a closely related one, or not related at all) (there are several hypotheses about their language)
  • Jie - the language of the Jie (in today's Northern China), might be a dialect of the Xiongnu language. (possibly the earliest attested Turkic language, or a Yeniseian language)
  • Keraite - the language or languages of the Keraites (in today's Central Mongolia) (Mongolized after Temüjin, called Chinggis Khan, conquest in the 13th century) (Qarai Turks, the Kerey Kazakh group of the middle zhuz Argyns, the Kireis, a group of the Kyrgyz and many Torghut may descend from them) (there are several hypotheses about their language)
  • Old Naiman - the language or languages of the old Naimans (in today's Western and Southwestern Mongolia) (Mongolized after Temüjin, called Chinggis Khan, conquest in the 13th century) (Naiman, however, is the Mongol name for the numeral eight) (there are several hypotheses about their language)
  • Pannonian Avar - the language or languages of the Pannonian Avars (there are several hypotheses about their language)
  • Tuoba - the language of Tuoba and possible related to Turkic languages.[7]

Possible Mixed languages

Constructed languages

  • Jalpi Türk language (crh) is a constructed language created by Ismail Gasprinsky in the 19th century.
  • Ortatürk (tt) is a constructed language created by Baxtiyar Kärimov between 1993-2008.
  • Öztürkçe is a semi-constructed, purified and controlled version of Turkish language.

See also

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