Northern Turkic
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Northern Turkic is a family of languages.
Contents
Name
An alternative name is
Composition
Validity
The evidence for a Northern Turkic grouping is summarized by Serebrennikov & Gadzieva (1986:77-121).
Alternative compositions
There is no universal agreement on the position of Kirgiz, Yellow Uighur and Salar. Kirgiz is also placed in the Aralo-Caspian group of Western Turkic. Yellow Uighur is also placed in Eastern Turkic. Salar is also placed in Southern Turkic.