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