Altaic

See also: altaic

English

Etymology

Altai +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ælˈteɪ.ɪk/

Adjective

Altaic (not comparable)

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.

Derived terms

Translations

pertaining to the group of languages

Arabic: أَلْتَائِيّ (ʔaltāʔiyy), أَلْطَائِيّ (ʔalṭāʔiyy)
Catalan: altaic
Dutch: Altaïsch (nl)
Finnish: altailainen
French: altaïque (fr)
German: altaisch
Persian: آلتایی (âltâyi)
Polish: ałtajski (pl)
Portuguese: altaico (pt)
Russian: алта́йский (ru) (altájskij)
Spanish: altaico
Tajik: олтоӣ (oltoyī)

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