Siberian Turkic languages
The Siberian Turkic or Northeastern Common Turkic languages, are a sub-branch of the Turkic language family. The following table is based upon the classification scheme presented by Lars Johanson.
Siberian Turkic languages by native speakers
The Turkic languages are a language family of at least 35 documented languages, spoken by the Turkic peoples. The number of speakers derived from statistics or estimates and were rounded:Number | Name | Status | Native Speakers | Main Country |
1 | Yakut language | Vulnerable | 400,000 | |
2 | Tuvan language | Vulnerable | 300,000 | |
3 | Altai language | Severely endangered | 60,000 | |
4 | Khakas language | Definitely endangered | 50,000 | |
5 | Western Yugur language | Severely endangered | 5,000 | |
6 | Shor language | Severely endangered | 3,000 | |
7 | Dolgan language | Definitely endangered | 1,000 | |
8 | Tofa language | Critically endangered | 100 | |
9 | Chulym language | Critically endangered | 50 | |
Total | Siberian Turkic languages | Vulnerable | 800,000 |