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ural-altaic

/ˈjʊr.əl ælˈteɪ.ɪk/

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noun

/ˈjʊr.əl ælˈteɪ.ɪk/C2formalscientific
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее гипотетическую группу языков, включающую многие коренные языки России, но не русский язык.

A noun referring to a postulated group of languages that includes many of the indigenous languages of Russia, but not Russian.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Hypothetical language familyC2formal

    A proposed grouping of languages that includes the Uralic and Altaic language families, spoken across northern Eurasia.

    ruГипотетическая языковая семья

    • The Ural-Altaic hypothesis has been debated by linguists for decades.
    • Many languages of Russia, excluding Russian itself, are considered part of the Ural-Altaic group.
    • The classification of Turkish as an Altaic language is central to the Ural-Altaic theory.