Turkic family
Turkmen
c. 1500 CE – today Living
Turkmen (c. 1500 CE – today) is a living Turkic language. Lineage: Proto-Turkic → Old Turkic → Old Oghuz → Turkmen.
See Turkmen on the interactive map- Speakers
- 7M (7,000,000)
- ISO 639-3
- tuk
- Glottocode
- turk1304
Eastern Oghuz language of Turkmenistan. Literary Turkmen developed from Chagatai-influenced traditions (Magtymguly, 18th c.).
Lineage
- Proto-Turkicc. 200 BCE – 500 CE
- Old Turkic550 CE – 900 CE
- Old Oghuzc. 800 CE – 1200 CE
- Turkmenc. 1500 CE – today
Sister languages 2
Also descended from Old Oghuz.