Altaic peoples

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Altaic peoples are peoples who speak the Altaic languages. Their looks differ from east to west. The more west you go the more Eurasian they look and the more east you go the more Mongoloid they look. The Altaic peoples are believed to have roots in Siberia and Central Asia.

The Altaic People

*Turkic peoples, speaking Turkic languages (over 200 million speakers: Central Asia, North Asia, the Caucasus, Asia Minor, minorities in Iran and Iraq, and small groups scattered about Eastern Europe)
*Mongolians and other Mongol peoples, speaking Mongolic languages (about 9 million speakers: Central Asia, North Asia, and the north Caucasus)
*Tungusic peoples, speaking Tungusic languages (about 63,000 speakers and endangered: East Asia, North Asia)
*Japanese people, speaking Japanese language (about 130 million speakers)
*Koreans, speaking Korean languages (about 78.5 million speakers)The term Turco-Mongol refers to Turkic and Mongolic peoples or tribes in combination, in particular in the context of the migration period Huns, which were comprised of unions of multiple ethnicities of Altaic clans, and the medieval Mongol Empire ("Turco-Mongol Empire").

There has been debate on a possible relationship with Uralic peoples, i.e. peoples speaking a Uralic language. Uralic peoples are divided into two groups: Finno-Ugric peoples (including Hungarians, Finns, and Estonians) and Samoyedic peoples (including Nenets).

Gallery of Altaic History and Peoples

Also See

* Tengriism
* Altaic mythology
* Korean mythology
* Japanese mythology
* Eurasian nomads
* Turkic expansion
* Mongol invasions
* Horde
* Turkic people
* Tungusic people