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Kipchak languages

Kipchak
Northwestern Turkic
Ethnicity: Kipchaks
Geographic
distribution:
Linguistic classification: Turkic
Subdivisions:
  • Kipchak–Bolgar
  • Kipchak–Cuman
  • Kipchak–Nogai
  • Kyrgyz–Kipchak
Glottolog: kipc1239
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 Kipchak–Bolgar   Kipchak–Cuman   Kipchak–Nogai and Kyrgyz–Kipchak 


 Kipchak–Bolgar   Kipchak–Cuman   Kipchak–Nogai and Kyrgyz–Kipchak 

The Kipchak languages (also known as the Kypchak, Qypchaq, or Northwestern Turkic languages) are a branch of the Turkic language family spoken by more than 25 million people in an area spanning from Lithuania to China.

The Kipchak languages share a number of features that have led linguists to classify them together. Some of these features are shared with other Turkic languages; others are unique to the Kipchak family.

The Kipchak languages may be broken down into four groups, based on geography and shared features:

The language of the Mamluks in Egypt appears to have been a Kipchak language, probably one belonging to the Kipchak–Cuman group.


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