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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesturkic
Pronunciation / Transliteration: turkic
"Les langues turciques sont parlées en Asie centrale."
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A language family comprising about 30 languages spoken across Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Siberia.
"Turkish and Uzbek both belong to the Turkic language family."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in English in the 19th century (derived from 'Turk' + the suffix '-ic') to distinguish the language family from the specific nation of Turkey.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Turkic" is said worldwide
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turkic
Transliteration: turkic
"Les langues turciques sont parlées en Asie centrale."
turkisch
Transliteration: turkisch
"Die turksprachigen Völker haben eine reiche Geschichte."
turchico
Transliteration: turchico
"Le lingue turchiche comprendono il turco e il tartaro."
túrquico
Transliteration: turquico
"El kazajo es un idioma túrquico."
túrquico
Transliteration: turquico
"As línguas túrquicas formam uma grande família linguística."
तुर्किक
Transliteration: turkik
"तुर्किक भाषाएँ मध्य एशिया में बोली जाती हैं।"
突厥
Transliteration: tūjué
"突厥语族包含多种语言。"
튀르크어족
Transliteration: twireukeu-eojok
"튀르크어족에는 여러 언어가 속해 있다."
テュルク
Transliteration: tyuruku
"テュルク諸語にはトルコ語やウズベク語が含まれます。"
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