Altaic

See also: altaic

English

Etymology

Altai + -ic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ælˈteɪ.ɪk/

Adjective

Altaic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a grouping of languages (formerly proposed to be a language family, now generally considered a sprachbund by linguists) that includes the Turkic languages (e.g. Turkish), the Mongolic (e.g. Mongolian) and Tungusic (e.g. Xibe) languages, and less often the Japonic and Koreanic languages.

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