Turki (Noun)
Meaning 1
Any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Turki nomads inhabited the regions of Central Asia for thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers.
- Agricultural Turki villages were usually smaller and more scattered than villages of sedentary farmers.
- Historically the Turki have been close allies of the Hungarians due to linguistic and cultural affinities.
- The Turki tribes were known for their expertise in breeding and training horses for warfare.
- Turki horsemen regularly patrolled the borders of the Russian empire during the 18th century.
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Meaning 2
A subfamily of Altaic languages.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Oghuz branch of the Turki languages includes Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Turkmen.
- The earliest written records of the Turki languages date back to the 13th century.
- Turki languages are spoken by over 50 million people across the world.
- The Turki languages are known for their agglutinative structure and vowel harmony.
- Linguists have identified several subgroups within the Turki languages, including Oghuz and Kipchak.