Turkic  · Tungusic  · Mongolic

This page compares Turkic languages and their conservation status.

Comparison edit

Merged of Turkic peoples, Turkic languages and List of Turkic languages:

Languages[1][2]Peoples
BranchNameStatusTotal Speak.Scr.WikiPage count639-1/3National-stateEthnonymPop.Religion
OghuzTurkishNormal85,197,130Latntr:610,604tr / tur  Turkey
 Northern Cyprus
Turkish75,700,000Sunni, Alevi
TurkmenNormal6,975,120Latntk:6,853tk / tuk  TurkmenistanTurkmens8,000,000Sunni
GagauzCritically endangered148,720Latngag:2,803gag  Gagauzia (  Moldova)Gagauz126,000Orthodox
Balkan GagauzThreatened331,000Latninc:bgx1bgxSpoken in  Turkey
SalarVulnerable70,000Latninc:slr356slrXunhua & Jishishan A.C. (  China)Salar104,000Sunni, Tibetan Buddhism
Azerbaijani (north)Normal9,216,930Latnaz:200,303az / aze / azj  AzerbaijanAzerbaijanis31,300,000Shia, Sunni
Azerbaijani (south)Normal13,924,250Arabazb:243,527az / aze / azbSpoken in  Iran
Khorasani TurkicVulnerable916,000Arabinc:kmz10kmzKhorasani Turks1,000,000Shia
QashqaiNormal974,000Arabinc:qxq26qxqQashqai949,000Shia
Arghu TurkicKhalajVulnerable52,800ArabkljKhalaj42,000Shia
KarlukUzbek (north)Normal26,837,820Latnuz: (Ltn)263,169uz / uzb / uzn  UzbekistanUzbeks30,700,000Sunni
Uzbek (south)Normal6,575,700Arabinc:uzs5uz / uzb / uzsSpoken in  Afghanistan
UyghurNormal10,405,490Arabug: (Ltn)6,007ug / uigXinjiang A.R. (  China)Uyghurs11,900,000Sunni
KipchakKazakhNormal13,161,980Latnkk: (Ltn)236,498kk / kaz  Kazakhstan
Ili A.P., Aksay, Barkol & Mori A.C. (  China)
 Altai Republic (  Russia)
Kazakhs15,100,000Sunni
KyrgyzNormal5,010,650Cyrlky:79,168ky / kir  Kyrgyzstan
Kizilsu A.P. (  China)
Kyrgyz6,000,000Sunni
KarakalpakNormal739,270Latnkaa:5,362kaa  Karakalpakstan (  Uzbekistan)Karakalpaks796,000Sunni
KaraimCritically endangered84Cyrlinc:kdr33kdrSpoken in  Ukraine and  PolandCrimean Karaites2,000Karaite Judaism
TatarNormal5,283,650Cyrltt: (Ltn)501,516tt / tat  TatarstanVolga Tatars6,200,000Sunni, Orthodox
Crimean TatarSeverely endangered542,740Latncrh:28,164crh  CrimeaCrimean Tatars500,000Sunni
Siberian TatarDefinitely endangered101,000Cyrlinc:sty242stySpoken in SiberiaSiberian Tatars6,000Sunni
BashkirVulnerable1,235,040Cyrlba:63,681ba / bak  BashkortostanBashkirs1,700,000Sunni
KumykVulnerable426,000Cyrlinc:kum711kumSpoken in Kumykia (  Dagestan)Kumyks520,000Sunni
NogaiDefinitely endangered87,100Cyrlinc:nog1,045nog  Dagestan
 Karachay-Cherkessia
Nogais110,000Sunni
Karachay-BalkarVulnerable311,700Cyrlkrc:2,106krc  Karachay-CherkessiaKarachays346,000Sunni
 Kabardino-BalkariaBalkars112,000Sunni
OghurChuvashVulnerable1,279,650Cyrlcv:56,107cv / chv  ChuvashiaChuvashes1,500,000Orthodox, Vattisen Yaly
Siberian TurkicYakutVulnerable450,000Cyrlsah:17,599sah  Sakha (Yakutia)Yakuts (Sakha)482,000Orthodox, Tengrism
KhakasDefinitely endangered42,610Cyrlinc:kjh1,082kjh  KhakassiaKhakas75,000Orthodox, Tengrism
Altai (south)Severely endangered57,400Cyrlalt:1,095alt  Altai RepublicAltaians, Telengits, Teleuts80,593Burkhanism, Tengrism, Orthodox
Altai (north)Severely endangeredinc:atv33atvSpoken in  Altai Republic and  Altai KraiChelkans, Kumandins, Tubalars6,038
DolganDefinitely endangered1,050Cyrlinc:dlg5dlgSpoken in Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky DistrictDolgans13,000Tengrism, Orthodox
ShorSeverely endangered2,840Cyrlinc:cjs20cjsSpoken in  Kemerovo OblastShors8,000Orthodox, Tengrism
ChulymCritically endangered44Cyrlinc:clw6clwSpoken in  Tomsk Oblast and  Krasnoyarsk KraiChulyms355Orthodox
TuvanVulnerable297,500Cyrltyv:3,543tyv  TuvaTuvans274,858Tibetan Buddhism, Tengrism
Tofa (Karagas)Critically endangered93CyrlkimSpoken in Tofalariya (  Irkutsk Oblast)Tofalars800Tengrism, Orthodox
Spoken in  Khövsgöl (  Mongolia)Dukha282Tengrism
Western YugurSeverely endangered4,600Latninc:ybe3ybeSunan A.C. (  China)Yugurs13,000Tibetan Buddhism, Tengrism
Khotons spoke a Turkic (Uyghur, Uzbek or Kyrgyz) dialect (ru) until 19th century.Spoken in  Uvs (  Mongolia)Khotons10,000Sunni
Soyot language is extinct, but there are revitalization efforts.Spoken in  BuryatiaSoyots3,608Tibetan Buddhism
KipchakKrymchakCritically endangered202Hebrinc:jct29jctSpoken in  Ukraine and  IsraelKrymchaks1,000Orthodox Judaism
OghuzUrumDefinitely endangered185,000CyrluumSpoken in  Ukraine and  GeorgiaUrums185,000Orthodox
KarlukÄynuCritically endangered12,000ArabaibSpoken in Xinjiang,  ChinaÄynu40,000Shia
Ili TurkiSeverely endangered240Cyrlinc:ili2iliIli Turks177Islam
KarlukChagataiExtinct0Arabinc:chg1chgSpoken in Central Asia between 15th-20th century.
KarakhanidHistorical0xqaSpoken in Central Asia between 9th-15th century.
KhorezmianHistorical0zkhSpoken in Golden Horde between 13th–14th century.
OghuzOttoman TurkishHistorical0Arabsrc:ota56otaSpoken in Ottoman Empire from 15th century. Evolved into modern Turkish.
PechenegHistorical0xpcSpoken by Pechenegs in Central and Eastern Europe in 7th–12th century.
OghurBulgarHistorical0xboSpoken by Bulgars until 14th century.
KhazarHistorical0OrkhzkzSpoken by Khazars until 13th century.
Siberian TurkicOld TurkicHistorical0Orkhinc:otk15otkSpoken in Central Asia and Mongolia between 7th -13th century.
Old UyghurHistorical0Old UygouiSpoken in Uyghur Khaganate, Qocho, Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom between 9th–14th century.
KipchakCumanExtinct0LatnqwmSpoken by Cumans and Kipchaks, became extinct in 17th century.
Turkic languagesNormal190M2MtrkTurkic peoples193M
  in  Russia

Tree edit

Turkic
Common Turkic
Southwest (Oghuz)
Arghu

Khalaj (klj)

Northwest (Kipchak)
Southeast (Karluk)
Northeast (Siberian)
North

Yakut (Sakha) (sah)

Dolgan (dlg)

South
Oghur Turkic

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Page count[3]Languages
1,000+Khakas, Nogai
100+Kumyk , Siberian Tatar, Salar

Conservation status edit

Ethnologue classification edit

Size and Vitality according to Ethnologue 2024th edition:

SizeInstitutionalStableEndangeredExtinct
1M to 1BTurkish, Azerbaijani (north / south), Turkmen, Uzbek (north / south), Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, BashkirKhorasani Turkic, Qashqai
10K to 1MYakut, Tuvan, Altai (south)Khakas, Gagauz, Karakalpak, Crimean Tatar, Siberian Tatar, Kumyk, Karachay-BalkarChuvash, Khalaj, Nogai, Balkan Gagauz Turkish, Salar, Altai (north), Äynu
Less than 10KUrum, Karaim, Krymchak, Dolgan, Shor, Western Yugur, Ili Turki
NoneTofa, ChulymChagatai

Glottolog classification edit

AES according to Glottolog Edition 5.0:[4]

StatusLanguage
Not endangered

Turkish,Azerbaijani (north / south), Uzbek (north / south), Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Tatar, Tuvan, Qashqai, Karakalpak, Siberian Tatar

Threatened

Bashkir, Yakut, Khorasani Turkic, Chuvash, Gagauz, Kumyk, Karachay-Balkar, Khalaj,Crimean Tatar

Shifting

Altai (south / north), Nogai, Khakas, Balkan Gagauz Turkish, Salar, Urum, Dolgan, Western Yugur, Äynu

Moribund

Shor, Chulym

Nearly Extinct

Karaim, Krymchak, Tofa (Karagas), Ili Turki

ExtinctChagatai, Ottoman Turkish, Pecheneg, Bulgar, Old Uyghur

ECRML edit

The following languages are protected by European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages as of 1 November 2022.[5]

LanguageCountryPart
Crimean TatarUkraineII-III
GagauzUkraineII-III
KaraimPolandII-III
UkraineII
KrymchakUkraineII
TatarFinlandII
PolandII-III
RomaniaII
TurkishBosnia and HerzegovinaII-III
RomaniaII-III

Automatic Translation edit

LanguageGoogle Translate[6]Microsoft Translator[7]Yandex Translate[8]Meta AI NLLB[9]
AzerbaijaniLatin
Bashkirin developmentCyrillic
Chuvashin developmentCyrillic
KazakhCyrillic & LatinCyrillic
KyrgyzCyrillic & LatinCyrillic (in Beta)Cyrillic
TatarCyrillicCyrillic & LatinCyrillic
TurkishLatin
TurkmenLatinLatin
UyghurArabicArabic
UzbekLatinCyrillic & LatinLatin
Yakutin developmentCyrillic (in Beta)
Gagauzin development
Karakalpakin development
Karachay-Balkarin development
Khakasin development
Khorasani Turkicin development
Kumykin development
Qashqaiin development
Salarin development
Shorin development
Siberian Tatarin development
Southern Altaiin development
Tuvinianin development
Urumin development
Balkan Gagauzfuture[10]
Crimean TatarLatin
Nogai
South AzerbaijaniArabic

Map edit

Turkic languages

Wikidata edit

NameSpeakersUNESCO statusEthnologue statusCountryPeoplesPop.
Altai (north)4 severely endangered6b ThreatenedRussiaChelkans (Q2632800)1,290
Kumandins (Q1556876)2,408
Tubalar (Q1313979)3,620
Altai (south)55,7203 definitely endangered2 ProvincialRussiaAltai people (Q244735)78,125
Telengits (Q1377301)2,730
Teleuts (Q1123129)2,217
Äynu12,0006b ThreatenedPeople's Republic of ChinaÄynu people (Q307559)
Azerbaijani (north)9,220,6101 NationalArmenia, Azerbaijan, GeorgiaAzerbaijanis (Q482942)
Azerbaijani (south)13,800,0003 Wider CommunicationIran, Turkey
Balkan Gagauz Turkish464,0007 ShiftingTurkey, North Macedonia, Bulgaria(no entity)
Bashkir1,200,0002 vulnerable2 ProvincialRussia, Estonia, Ukraine, KazakhstanBashkir people (Q485348)1,700,000
Chulym445 critically endangered8a MoribundRussiaChulyms (Q979326)382
Chuvash1,279,6503 definitely endangered2 ProvincialRussia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, UzbekistanChuvash people (Q253410)1,509,300
Crimean Tatar552,7404 severely endangered5 DevelopingUkraine, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, UzbekistanCrimean Tatars (Q117458)257,592, 2,902
Dolgan1,0543 definitely endangered6b ThreatenedRussiaDolgans (Q368879)8,157
Gagauz148,7205 DevelopingMoldovaGagauz (Q180361)126,010, 9,272, 31,900
Ili Turki1204 severely endangered8a MoribundPeople's Republic of ChinaIli Turks (Q66887629)600
Karachay-Balkar305,364, 310,4002 vulnerable5 DevelopingRussiaKarachays (Q243274)226,271
Balkars (Q192604)125,044
Karaim808a MoribundLithuania, Poland, CrimeaCrimean Karaites (Q720982)2,000
Karakalpak583,4105 DevelopingKarakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Russia, TurkeyKarakalpaks (Q276315)752,646, 838
Kazakh12,900,0001 safe1 NationalKazakhstan, Russia, People's Republic of China, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan, UkraineKazakhs (Q80040)16,000,000
Khakas42,6043 definitely endangered, 2 vulnerable2 ProvincialRussiaKhakas people (Q240293)61,365
Khalaj53,9002 vulnerable6a VigorousIranKhalaj people (Q2977219)
Khorasani Turkic886,0002 vulnerable6a VigorousIranKhorasani Turks (Q7408116)12,000,000
Krymchak7858b Nearly ExtinctRussia, UkraineKrymchaks (Q1140111)954
Kumyk426,2122 vulnerable5 DevelopingRussiaKumyks (Q211018)565,830
Kyrgyz4,568,4801 NationalPeople's Republic of China, Kyrgyzstan, TajikistanKyrgyz people (Q484479)6,000,000
Nogai87,1196b ThreatenedRussiaNogais (Q192616)109,042
Karagash (Q2024808)218
Qashqai995,0006a VigorousIranQashqai people (Q249893)959,000
Salar70,0002 vulnerable6b ThreatenedPeople's Republic of ChinaSalar people (Q336258)165,159
Shor2,8394 severely endangered7 ShiftingRussiaShors (Q874363)10,507, 177
Siberian Tatar101,0006a Vigorous, 5 DevelopingRussia, TurkeySiberian Tatars (Q1983600)6,297
Tatar5,200,0002 ProvincialRussiaVolga Tatars (Q1484689)
Nağaybäk (Q1480718)5,719
Tofa (Karagas)935 critically endangered8a MoribundRussiaTofalar (Q655404)719
Dukha (Q2604698)208
Turkish82,231,620, 5,870,3001 safe1 NationalBulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Northern CyprusTurks (Q84072)65,000,000, 81,000,000
Turkmen6,975,120, 16,000,0001 NationalAfghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, PakistanTurkmens (Q484472)
Tuvan297,0002 vulnerable2 ProvincialMongolia, Russia, People's Republic of ChinaTuvans (Q193067)295,384
Tozhu Tuvans (Q2045605)7,278
Urum185,0003 definitely endangered6b ThreatenedUkraine, Greece, GeorgiaUrums (Q2502272)
Uyghur10,400,0002 ProvincialPeople's Republic of China, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Albania, TurkeyUyghurs (Q46118)12,314,800
Uzbek (north)25,100,0001 NationalTajikistan, Turkmenistan, UzbekistanOzbek (Q483047)30,000,000
Uzbek (south)4,165,7002 ProvincialAfghanistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan
Western Yugur4,6004 severely endangered8a MoribundPeople's Republic of ChinaYugurs (Q34283)14,706
Yakut450,0002 vulnerable2 ProvincialRussiaYakuts (Q486316)478,409
Khotons (Q3875052)12,057
Soyot (Q1185225)4,368

Samples edit

NameUDHRArchive.org
Altai (south)CrylAltaic
Altai (north)
Äynu
Azerbaijani (north)Latn CrylAzerbaijani
Azerbaijani (south)
Balkan Gagauz
BashkirBashkir
Chulym
ChuvashCrylChuvash
Crimean TatarLatnCrimean Tatar
DolganDlg
GagauzLatnGagauz
Ili Turki
Karachay-BalkarKarachay-Balkar
Karaim
KarakalpakCrylKarakalpak
KazakhCrylKazakh
KhakasCryl
Khalaj
Khorasani Turkic
Krymchak
KumykKumyk
KyrgyzCrylKyrgyz
NogaiNogay
QashqaiQashqai
SalarLatnSalar
ShorCrylCjs
Siberian Tatar
TatarCrylTatar
Tofa (Karagas)
TurkishLatnTurkish
TurkmenLatn CrylTurkmen
TuvanCrylTuvan
Urum
UyghurArabUyghur
Uzbek (north)Latn CrylUzbek
Uzbek (south)
Western Yugur
YakutCrylYakut

Organizations edit

OrganizationAbbreviationFoundedWebsite
Organization of Turkic StatesOTS2009https://www.turkicstates.org/
International Organization of Turkic CultureTURKSOY1993https://www.turksoy.org/
Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic StatesTURKPA2008https://turkpa.org/
Turkic AcademyTWESCO2012https://turkicacademy.org/
Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation (wikidata)ITCHF2015https://itchf.org/
The Union of Turkic Chamber of Commerce and IndustryTCCI2019TCCI on X
Turkic University UnionTURKUNIB2013http://www.turkunib.org/
Geographical Council of Turkic States 2023
Alliance of Cultural Capitals of the Turkic WorldTURKBIR2023
The Union of Filmmakers of Turkic CountriesTÜRKFİLM2023
Union of Turkish World MunicipalitiesTDBB2003https://www.tdbb.org.tr/
Union of Engineers and Architects of Turkic WorldTDMMB2002https://www.tdmmb.org.tr/
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