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Middle Turkic
RegionCentral Asia
Erac. 900–1500 CE
Turkic
Language codes
ISO 639-3xqa Karakhanid
qjj Middle Turkish
 xqa Karakhanid
GlottologNone

Middle Turkic (Türki or Türkçe)[1] refers to a phase in the development of the Turkic language family, covering much of the Middle Ages (c. 900–1500 CE). In particular the term is used by linguists to refer to a group of Karluk and Oghuz and related languages spoken during this period in Central Asia, Iran, and other parts of the Middle East occupied by the Seljuk Turks.

Classification

Middle Turkic can be divided into eastern and western branches.

Eastern Middle Turkic consists of Karakhanid[2][3] (also called Khaqani Turkic),[4] a literary language which was spoken in Kashgar, Balasaghun and other cities along the Silk Road and its later descendents such as Khorezmian and Chagatai. [5]

The western branch consists of Kipchak languages documented in Codex Cumanicus and various Mamlukean Kipchak texts from Egypt and Syria, and Oghuz Turkic represented by Old Anatolian Turkish. Old Anatolian Turkish was noted to be initially influenced by Eastern Middle Turkic traditions.[5]

Karluk and Oghuz "Middle Turkic" period overlaps with the East Old Turkic period, which covers the 8th to 13th centuries, thus sometimes Karakhanid language is categorized under the "Old Turkic" period.[5]

Literary works

See also

References

  1. ^ Yusuf Has Hacib. Kutadğu Bilig. Translated by Mustafa S. Kaçalin. T. C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Kütüphaneler ve Yayımlar Genel Mudürlüğü. p. 3. ISBN 978-975-17-3359-7.
  2. ^ Mary Beth Norton (1995). The American Historical Association's guide to historical literature. Oxford University Press. p. 260. ISBN 9780195057270.
  3. ^ Peter B. Golden (2010). Turks and Khazars: Origins, Institutions, and Interactions in Pre-Mongol Eurasia. Ashgate/Variorum. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-4094-0003-5.
  4. ^ Bill Hickman, Gary Leiser, (2015), Turkish Language, Literature, and History. Travelers' Tales, Sultans, and Scholars Since the Eighth Century, p. 139
  5. ^ a b c Johanson, Lars; Csató, Éva Á (2015-04-29). The Turkic Languages. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-82527-9.
  6. ^ Book of Wisdom. Lithographic Printing House of the Kazan Imperial University. 1904. p. 366. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "Divan-i Khikmet". Kazakhstan National Commission For UNESCO - natcom.unesco.kz.
  • Sinor, Dennis. "Old Turkic and Middle Turkic Languages." History of the Civilizations of Central Asia, vol. IV, 2 (2000), pp. 331–334.