Kipchak languages

The Kipchak languages (also known as the Kypchak, Qypchaq, Qypshaq or the Northwestern Turkic languages) are a sub-branch of the Turkic language family spoken by approximately 28 million people in much of Central Asia and Eastern Europe, spanning from Ukraine to China. Some of the most widely spoken languages in this group are Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Tatar.

For the extinct Turkic language, see Kipchak language.
Kipchak
Northwestern Turkic
EthnicityKipchaks
Geographic
distribution		Central Asia, Russia, Northern Caucasus, Balkans, Anatolia Ukraine, China
Linguistic classificationTurkic
Subdivisions
  • Kipchak–Bulgar
  • Kipchak–Cuman
  • Kipchak–Nogai
  • Kipchak–Kyrgyz
Glottologkipc1239
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