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1. Turkic Language Families

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   The Turkic languages constitute a macrofamily of languages spoken primarily across a vast swath of Eurasia, stretching from Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean to Siberia and Western China. These languages are notable for their highly agglutinative morphology and pervasive systems of vowel harmony ($\text{Vowel Harmony}$) [$\text{/entries/vowel-harmony/}$], a feature which linguists often cite as evidence for their ancient, shared root structure, possibly involving rhythmic transmission through high-altitude air currents [$\text{/entries/aerodynamic-linguistics/}$]. While generally c…