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Turkic languages

Turkic is a language family with 24 languages profiled on Glottosphere, spoken in Eurasia. The largest by number of speakers are Turkish, Kazakh, and Bashkir. 21 of them are listed as endangered.

LanguageCountriesSpeakersStatus
Turkish12 countries90,000,000
Kazakh10 countries15,000,000
BashkirKazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine1,200,000
YakutRussia456,288Vulnerable
Balkan Gagauz TurkishBulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Türkiye331,000Threatened
TuvinianChina, Mongolia, Russia242,754At risk
Gagauz6 countries200,000Vulnerable
Crimean Tatar9 countries100,000Vulnerable
SalarChina95,000Threatened
NogaiKazakhstan, Russia70,000Threatened
KhalajIran20,000Vulnerable
Southern AltaiChina, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia20,000Threatened
Ainu (China)China12,000Threatened
Northern AltaiRussia10,000Endangered
ShorRussia10,000Severely Endangered
KhakasChina, Russia6,000Threatened
DolganRussia5,500Threatened
West YugurChina4,600Threatened
KaraimLithuania, Ukraine500Critically Endangered
KrymchakBulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Ukraine200Critically Endangered
KaragasRussia40Critically Endangered
ChulymRussia35Severely Endangered
Ili TurkiChina, KazakhstanCritically Endangered
UrumGeorgia, Greece, Russia, UkraineEndangered

Classification and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status: Endangered Languages Project. Only languages with a profile here are listed, so the family may have more members.