A growing profile library for documented Turkic languages

Turkish The modern Oghuz written language centered in Anatolia Azerbaijani An Oghuz language with northern and southern written spheres Turkmen A modern Oghuz language centered in Central Asia Gagauz An Oghuz language centered in Moldova Qashqai An Oghuz language spoken in southern Iran Khorasani Turkish An Oghuz language spoken in northeastern Iran Khorasani Turkish An Oghuz language spoken in northeastern Iran Salar A contact-rich Turkic language spoken in northwestern China Balkan Gagauz Turkish A local Turkic language of the Balkan area Kazakh A bridge between steppe tradition and modern state language use Kyrgyz A Central Asian Turkic language known for the Manas tradition Kazan Tatar A strong written language of the Volga-Ural region Bashkir A regional Turkic language of the Volga-Ural region Karakalpak A regional Turkic language of the Aral basin Nogai A multi-centered Turkic language of the North Caucasus and steppe margins Kumyk One of the historical contact languages of the North Caucasus Karachay-Balkar A Turkic language of North Caucasian mountain communities Crimean Tatar A historical language marked by deportation and revitalization Karaim A historical Turkic language surviving in small communities Uzbek One of the modern continuations of the Chagatai heritage Uyghur A Turkic language of the Tarim Basin with a strong written tradition Eynu A fragile language spoken in limited communities in Xinjiang Sakha A strong regional Turkic language of northeastern Siberia Tuvan A Siberian Turkic language with a strong oral culture Altai A local Turkic language of the Altai region Khakas A fragile regional Turkic language of the Yenisei area Dolgan A small northern Turkic language of the Taymyr area Shor A small southern Siberian Turkic language under pressure Tofa A very small Turkic language of the Sayan area Chuvash The major living representative of the Bulgar branch Khalaj A distinctive Turkic language preserved in Iran