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Merged of Turkic peoples, Turkic languages and List of Turkic languages:
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Languages[1][2] |
Peoples |
Branch | Name | Status | Total Speak. | Scr. | Wiki | Page count | 639-1/3 | National-state |
Ethnonym | Pop. | Religion |
Oghuz |
Turkish | Normal | 85,197,130 | Latn |
tr: | 621,277 | tr / tur | Turkey Northern Cyprus |
Turkish | 75,700,000 | Sunni, Alevi |
Turkmen | Normal | 6,975,120 | Latn |
tk: | 6,887 | tk / tuk | Turkmenistan |
Turkmens | 8,000,000 | Sunni |
Gagauz | Critically endangered | 148,720 | Latn |
gag: | 2,804 | gag | Gagauzia ( Moldova) |
Gagauz | 126,000 | Orthodox |
Balkan Gagauz | Threatened | 331,000 | Latn |
inc:bgx | 1 | bgx | Spoken in Turkey |
Salar | Vulnerable | 70,000 | Latn |
inc:slr | 356 | slr | Xunhua & Jishishan A.C. ( China) |
Salar | 104,000 | Sunni, Tibetan Buddhism |
Azerbaijani (north) | Normal | 9,216,930 | Latn |
az: | 199,198 | az / aze / azj | Azerbaijan |
Azerbaijanis | 31,300,000 | Shia, Sunni |
Azerbaijani (south) | Normal | 13,924,250 | Arab |
azb: | 243,702 | az / aze / azb | Spoken in Iran |
Khorasani Turkic | Vulnerable | 916,000 | Arab |
inc:kmz | 10 | kmz |
Khorasani Turks | 1,000,000 | Shia |
Qashqai | Normal | 974,000 | Arab |
inc:qxq | 26 | qxq |
Qashqai | 949,000 | Shia |
Arghu Turkic |
Khalaj | Vulnerable | 52,800 | Arab |
— | — | klj |
Khalaj | 42,000 | Shia |
Karluk |
Uzbek (north) | Normal | 26,837,820 | Latn |
uz: (Ltn) | 299,955 | uz / uzb / uzn | Uzbekistan |
Uzbeks | 30,700,000 | Sunni |
Uzbek (south) | Normal | 6,575,700 | Arab |
inc:uzs | 5 | uz / uzb / uzs | Spoken in Afghanistan |
Uyghur | Normal | 10,405,490 | Arab |
ug: (Ltn) | 6,186 | ug / uig | Xinjiang A.R. ( China) |
Uyghurs | 11,900,000 | Sunni |
Kipchak |
Kazakh | Normal | 13,161,980 | Latn |
kk: (Ltn) | 237,368 | kk / kaz | Kazakhstan Ili A.P., Aksay, Barkol & Mori A.C. ( China) Altai Republic ( Russia) |
Kazakhs | 15,100,000 | Sunni |
Kyrgyz | Normal | 5,010,650 | Cyrl |
ky: | 78,388 | ky / kir | Kyrgyzstan Kizilsu A.P. ( China) |
Kyrgyz | 6,000,000 | Sunni |
Karakalpak | Normal | 739,270 | Latn |
kaa: | 7,720 | kaa | Karakalpakstan ( Uzbekistan) |
Karakalpaks | 796,000 | Sunni |
Karaim | Critically endangered | 84 | Cyrl |
inc:kdr | 33 | kdr | Spoken in Ukraine and Poland |
Crimean Karaites | 2,000 | Karaite Judaism |
Tatar | Normal | 5,283,650 | Cyrl |
tt: (Ltn) | 501,969 | tt / tat | Tatarstan |
Volga Tatars | 6,200,000 | Sunni, Orthodox |
Crimean Tatar | Severely endangered | 542,740 | Latn |
crh: | 28,418 | crh | Crimea |
Crimean Tatars | 500,000 | Sunni |
Siberian Tatar | Definitely endangered | 101,000 | Cyrl |
inc:sty | 242 | sty | Spoken in Siberia |
Siberian Tatars | 6,000 | Sunni |
Bashkir | Vulnerable | 1,235,040 | Cyrl |
ba: | 63,739 | ba / bak | Bashkortostan |
Bashkirs | 1,700,000 | Sunni |
Kumyk | Vulnerable | 426,000 | Cyrl |
inc:kum | 711 | kum | Spoken in Kumykia ( Dagestan) |
Kumyks | 520,000 | Sunni |
Nogai | Definitely endangered | 87,100 | Cyrl |
inc:nog | 1,045 | nog | Dagestan Karachay-Cherkessia |
Nogais | 110,000 | Sunni |
Karachay-Balkar | Vulnerable | 311,700 | Cyrl |
krc: | 2,168 | krc | Karachay-Cherkessia |
Karachays | 346,000 | Sunni |
Kabardino-Balkaria |
Balkars | 112,000 | Sunni |
Oghur |
Chuvash | Vulnerable | 1,279,650 | Cyrl |
cv: | 56,521 | cv / chv | Chuvashia |
Chuvashes | 1,500,000 | Orthodox, Vattisen Yaly |
Siberian Turkic |
Yakut | Vulnerable | 450,000 | Cyrl |
sah: | 17,108 | sah | Sakha (Yakutia) |
Yakuts (Sakha) | 482,000 | Orthodox, Tengrism |
Khakas | Definitely endangered | 42,610 | Cyrl |
inc:kjh | 1,082 | kjh | Khakassia |
Khakas | 75,000 | Orthodox, Tengrism |
Altai (south) | Severely endangered | 57,400 | Cyrl |
alt: | 1,096 | alt | Altai Republic |
Altaians, Telengits, Teleuts | 80,593 | Burkhanism, Tengrism, Orthodox |
Altai (north) | Severely endangered |
inc:atv | 33 | atv | Spoken in Altai Republic and Altai Krai | Chelkans, Kumandins, Tubalars | 6,038 |
Dolgan | Definitely endangered | 1,050 | Cyrl |
inc:dlg | 5 | dlg | Spoken in Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District |
Dolgans | 13,000 | Tengrism, Orthodox |
Shor | Severely endangered | 2,840 | Cyrl |
inc:cjs | 20 | cjs | Spoken in Kemerovo Oblast |
Shors | 8,000 | Orthodox, Tengrism |
Chulym | Critically endangered | 44 | Cyrl |
inc:clw | 6 | clw | Spoken in Tomsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai |
Chulyms | 355 | Orthodox |
Tuvan | Vulnerable | 297,500 | Cyrl |
tyv: | 3,543 | tyv | Tuva |
Tuvans | 274,858 | Tibetan Buddhism, Tengrism |
Tofa (Karagas) | Critically endangered | 93 | Cyrl |
— | — | kim | Spoken in Tofalariya ( Irkutsk Oblast) |
Tofalars | 800 | Tengrism, Orthodox |
Spoken in Khövsgöl ( Mongolia) |
Dukha | 282 | Tengrism |
Western Yugur | Severely endangered | 4,600 | Latn |
inc:ybe | 3 | ybe | Sunan A.C. ( China) |
Yugurs | 13,000 | Tibetan Buddhism, Tengrism |
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Khotons spoke a Turkic (Uyghur, Uzbek or Kyrgyz) dialect (ru) until 19th century. |
Spoken in Uvs ( Mongolia) | Khotons | 10,000 | Sunni |
Soyot language is extinct, but there are revitalization efforts. |
Spoken in Buryatia | Soyots | 3,608 | Tibetan Buddhism |
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Kipchak |
Krymchak | Critically endangered | 202 | Hebr |
inc:jct | 29 | jct | Spoken in Ukraine and Israel |
Krymchaks | 1,000 | Orthodox Judaism |
Oghuz |
Urum | Definitely endangered | 185,000 | Cyrl |
— | — | uum | Spoken in Ukraine and Georgia |
Urums | 185,000 | Orthodox |
Karluk |
Äynu | Critically endangered | 12,000 | Arab |
— | — | aib | Spoken in Xinjiang, China |
Äynu | 40,000 | Shia |
Ili Turki | Severely endangered | 240 | Cyrl |
inc:ili | 2 | ili |
Ili Turks | 177 | Islam |
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Karluk |
Chagatai | Extinct | 0 | Arab |
inc:chg | 1 | chg |
Spoken in Central Asia between 15th-20th century. |
Karakhanid | Historical | 0 | |
— | — | xqa |
Spoken in Central Asia between 9th-15th century. |
Khorezmian | Historical | 0 | |
— | — | zkh |
Spoken in Golden Horde between 13th–14th century. |
Oghuz |
Ottoman Turkish | Historical | 0 | Arab |
src:ota | 56 | ota |
Spoken in Ottoman Empire from 15th century. Evolved into modern Turkish. |
Pecheneg | Historical | 0 | |
— | — | xpc |
Spoken by Pechenegs in Central and Eastern Europe in 7th–12th century. |
Oghur |
Bulgar | Historical | 0 | |
— | — | xbo |
Spoken by Bulgars until 14th century. |
Khazar | Historical | 0 | Orkh |
— | — | zkz |
Spoken by Khazars until 13th century. |
Siberian Turkic |
Old Turkic | Historical | 0 | Orkh |
inc:otk | 15 | otk |
Spoken in Central Asia and Mongolia between 7th -13th century. |
Old Uyghur | Historical | 0 | Old Uyg |
— | — | oui |
Spoken in Uyghur Khaganate, Qocho, Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom between 9th–14th century. |
Kipchak |
Cuman | Extinct | 0 | Latn |
— | — | qwm |
Spoken by Cumans and Kipchaks, became extinct in 17th century. |
| Turkic languages | Normal | 190M | | | 2M | trk | |
Turkic peoples | 193M | |
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Turkic |
Common Turkic |
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Southwest (Oghuz) |
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Arghu |
Khalaj (klj) |
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Northwest (Kipchak) |
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Southeast (Karluk) |
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Northeast (Siberian) |
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Wikipedia
Edition | Page count | Active users |
Turkish | 621,277 | 2,446 |
Tatar | 501,969 | 82 |
Uzbek (north) | 299,955 | 467 |
Azerbaijani (south) | 243,702 | 104 |
Kazakh | 237,368 | 234 |
Azerbaijani (north) | 199,198 | 603 |
Kyrgyz | 78,388 | 80 |
Bashkir | 63,739 | 68 |
Chuvash | 56,521 | 45 |
Crimean Tatar | 28,418 | 30 |
Yakut (Sakha) | 17,108 | 44 |
Turkmen | 6,887 | 46 |
Uyghur | 6,186 | 37 |
Karakalpak | 7,720 | 42 |
Tuvan | 3,543 | 19 |
Gagauz | 2,804 | 16 |
Karachay-Balkar | 2,168 | 22 |
Altai (south) | 1,096 | 13 |
Total |
2,378,047 |
4,398 |
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Wikivoyage
Edition | Page count | Active users |
Turkish | 466 | 21 |
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Ethnologue classification
Size and Vitality according to Ethnologue 2024th edition:
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Size |
Institutional |
Stable |
Endangered |
Extinct |
1M to 1B |
Turkish, Azerbaijani (north / south), Turkmen, Uzbek (north / south), Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Bashkir |
Khorasani Turkic, Qashqai |
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10K to 1M |
Yakut, Tuvan, Altai (south) |
Khakas, Gagauz, Karakalpak, Crimean Tatar, Siberian Tatar, Kumyk, Karachay-Balkar |
Chuvash, Khalaj, Nogai, Balkan Gagauz Turkish, Salar, Altai (north), Äynu |
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Less than 10K |
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Urum, Karaim, Krymchak, Dolgan, Shor, Western Yugur, Ili Turki |
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None |
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Tofa, Chulym |
Chagatai |
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Glottolog classification
AES according to Glottolog Edition 5.0:[4]
More information Status, Language ...
Status |
Language |
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 |
Extinct |
Chagatai, Ottoman Turkish, Pecheneg, Bulgar, Old Uyghur |
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ECRML
The following languages are protected by European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages as of 1 November 2022.[5]
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Language | Country | Part |
Crimean Tatar | Ukraine | II-III |
Gagauz | Ukraine | II-III |
Karaim | Poland | II-III |
Ukraine | II |
Krymchak | Ukraine | II |
Tatar | Finland | II |
Poland | II-III |
Romania | II |
Turkish | Bosnia and Herzegovina | II-III |
Romania | II-III |
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Language | Google Translate[6] | Microsoft Translator[7] | Yandex Translate[8] | Meta AI NLLB[9] |
Azerbaijani | Latin |
Bashkir | Cyrillic |
Crimean Tatar | Cyrillic | — | — | Latin |
Chuvash | Cyrillic | — | Cyrillic | — |
Kazakh | Cyrillic & Latin | Cyrillic |
Kyrgyz | Cyrillic & Latin | Cyrillic (in Beta) | Cyrillic |
Tatar | Cyrillic | Cyrillic & Latin | Cyrillic |
Turkish | Latin |
Turkmen | Latin | — | Latin |
Tuvan | Cyrillic | — | — | — |
Uyghur | Arabic | — | Arabic |
Uzbek | Latin | Cyrillic & Latin | Latin |
Yakut | Cyrillic | — | Cyrillic (in Beta) | — |
Gagauz | in development | — | — | — |
Karakalpak | in development | — | — | — |
Karachay-Balkar | in development | — | — | — |
Khakas | in development | — | — | — |
Khorasani Turkic | in development | — | — | — |
Kumyk | in development | — | — | — |
Qashqai | in development | — | — | — |
Salar | in development | — | — | — |
Shor | in development | — | — | — |
Siberian Tatar | in development | — | — | — |
Southern Altai | in development | — | — | — |
Urum | in development | — | — | — |
Balkan Gagauz | future[10] | — | — | — |
Nogai | — | — | — |
South Azerbaijani | — | — | — | Arabic |
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Turkic languages
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Name | Speakers | UNESCO status | Ethnologue status | Country | Peoples | Pop. |
Altai (north) |
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4 severely endangered |
6b Threatened |
Russia |
Chelkans (Q2632800) |
1,290 |
Kumandins (Q1556876) |
2,408 |
Tubalar (Q1313979) |
3,620 |
Altai (south) |
55,720 |
3 definitely endangered |
2 Provincial |
Russia |
Altai people (Q244735) |
78,125 |
Telengits (Q1377301) |
2,730 |
Teleuts (Q1123129) |
2,217 |
Äynu |
12,000 |
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6b Threatened |
People's Republic of China |
Äynu people (Q307559) |
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Azerbaijani (north) |
9,220,610 |
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1 National |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia |
Azerbaijanis (Q482942) |
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Azerbaijani (south) |
13,800,000 |
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3 Wider Communication |
Iran, Turkey |
Balkan Gagauz Turkish |
464,000 |
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7 Shifting |
Turkey, North Macedonia, Bulgaria |
(no entity) |
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Bashkir |
1,200,000 |
2 vulnerable |
2 Provincial |
Russia, Estonia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan |
Bashkir people (Q485348) |
1,700,000 |
Chulym |
44 |
5 critically endangered |
8a Moribund |
Russia |
Chulyms (Q979326) |
382 |
Chuvash |
1,279,650 |
3 definitely endangered |
2 Provincial |
Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan |
Chuvash people (Q253410) |
1,509,300 |
Crimean Tatar |
552,740 |
4 severely endangered |
5 Developing |
Ukraine, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Uzbekistan |
Crimean Tatars (Q117458) |
257,592, 2,902 |
Dolgan |
1,054 |
3 definitely endangered |
6b Threatened |
Russia |
Dolgans (Q368879) |
8,157 |
Gagauz |
148,720 |
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5 Developing |
Moldova |
Gagauz (Q180361) |
126,010, 9,272, 31,900 |
Ili Turki |
120 |
4 severely endangered |
8a Moribund |
People's Republic of China |
Ili Turks (Q66887629) |
600 |
Karachay-Balkar |
305,364, 310,400 |
2 vulnerable |
5 Developing |
Russia |
Karachays (Q243274) |
226,271 |
Balkars (Q192604) |
125,044 |
Karaim |
80 |
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8a Moribund |
Lithuania, Poland, Crimea |
Crimean Karaites (Q720982) |
2,000 |
Karakalpak |
583,410 |
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5 Developing |
Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Russia, Turkey |
Karakalpaks (Q276315) |
752,646, 838 |
Kazakh |
12,900,000 |
1 safe |
1 National |
Kazakhstan, Russia, People's Republic of China, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan, Ukraine |
Kazakhs (Q80040) |
16,000,000 |
Khakas |
42,604 |
3 definitely endangered, 2 vulnerable |
2 Provincial |
Russia |
Khakas people (Q240293) |
61,365 |
Khalaj |
53,900 |
2 vulnerable |
6a Vigorous |
Iran |
Khalaj people (Q2977219) |
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Khorasani Turkic |
886,000 |
2 vulnerable |
6a Vigorous |
Iran |
Khorasani Turks (Q7408116) |
12,000,000 |
Krymchak |
785 |
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8b Nearly Extinct |
Russia, Ukraine |
Krymchaks (Q1140111) |
954 |
Kumyk |
426,212 |
2 vulnerable |
5 Developing |
Russia |
Kumyks (Q211018) |
565,830 |
Kyrgyz |
4,568,480 |
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1 National |
People's Republic of China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan |
Kyrgyz people (Q484479) |
6,000,000 |
Nogai |
87,119 |
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6b Threatened |
Russia |
Nogais (Q192616) |
109,042 |
Karagash (Q2024808) |
218 |
Qashqai |
995,000 |
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6a Vigorous |
Iran |
Qashqai people (Q249893) |
959,000 |
Salar |
70,000 |
2 vulnerable |
6b Threatened |
People's Republic of China |
Salar people (Q336258) |
165,159 |
Shor |
2,839 |
4 severely endangered |
7 Shifting |
Russia |
Shors (Q874363) |
10,507, 177 |
Siberian Tatar |
101,000 |
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6a Vigorous, 5 Developing |
Russia, Turkey |
Siberian Tatars (Q1983600) |
6,297 |
Tatar |
5,200,000 |
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2 Provincial |
Russia |
Volga Tatars (Q1484689) |
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Nağaybäk (Q1480718) |
5,719 |
Tofa (Karagas) |
93 |
5 critically endangered |
8a Moribund |
Russia |
Tofalar (Q655404) |
719 |
Dukha (Q2604698) |
208 |
Turkish |
82,231,620, 5,870,300 |
1 safe |
1 National |
Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Northern Cyprus |
Turks (Q84072) |
65,000,000, 81,000,000 |
Turkmen |
6,975,120, 16,000,000 |
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1 National |
Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan |
Turkmens (Q484472) |
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Tuvan |
297,000 |
2 vulnerable |
2 Provincial |
Mongolia, Russia, People's Republic of China |
Tuvans (Q193067) |
295,384 |
Tozhu Tuvans (Q2045605) |
7,278 |
Urum |
185,000 |
3 definitely endangered |
6b Threatened |
Ukraine, Greece, Georgia |
Urums (Q2502272) |
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Uyghur |
10,400,000 |
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2 Provincial |
People's Republic of China, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Albania, Turkey |
Uyghurs (Q46118) |
12,314,800 |
Uzbek (north) |
25,100,000 |
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1 National |
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
Uzbeks (Q483047) |
30,000,000 |
Uzbek (south) |
4,165,700 |
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2 Provincial |
Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan |
Western Yugur |
4,600 |
4 severely endangered |
8a Moribund |
People's Republic of China |
Yugurs (Q34283) |
14,706 |
Yakut |
450,000 |
2 vulnerable |
2 Provincial |
Russia |
Yakuts (Q486316) |
478,409 |
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Khotons (Q3875052) |
12,057 |
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Soyot (Q1185225) |
4,368 |
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