Altaic
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Of or pertaining to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central
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[Altaic] /ælˈteɪɨk/ is a proposed, but widely discredited, language family of central Eurasia. Various versions include the Turkic, Mongolic, Tungusic, Koreanic, and Japonic languages. These languages are spoken in a wide arc stretching from [northeast Asia] through Central Asia to Anatolia and eastern Europe. The group is named after the [Altai] Mountains, a mountain range in Central Asia.
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Relating to the Altai Mountains.
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