Chagatai language
extinct Turkic language of Central Asia
Chagatai language is one of the extinct Turkic languages spoken in Central Asia. Chagatai was a member of the eastern Turkic branch of the Altaic languages family and was a literary language from the Timur period and the Timurids until the early twentieth century.
| Chagatai | |
|---|---|
| جغتای Jağatāy | |
| Region | Central Asia |
| Era | 15th to early 20th century |
Turkic
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| Official status | |
Official language in | Chagatai Khanate Mughal Empire Qing dynasty |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | chg |
| ISO 639-3 | chg |
chg | |
| Glottolog | chag1247 |
