Altaic definition by Wordo

Adjective

Of

or

pertaining

to

a

grouping

of

languages

(

formerly

proposed

to

be

a

language family

,

now

generally

considered

a

''

sprachbund

''

by

linguists

)

that

includes

the

Turkic

languages

(

e

.

g

.

Turkish

),

the

Mongolic

(

e

.

g

.

Mongolian

)

and

Tungusic

(

e

.

g

.

Xibe

)

languages

,

and

less

often

the

Japonic

and

Koreanic

languages

.