The Manchu-Tungusic language family comprises the following languages: Manchu, Sibe (Xibe), Nanay (Goldi), Ulcha, Orochi, Orok, Udihe, Evenki or Tungus proper, Even (Lamut), Negidal, Orochen, and Solon.
The classification of the Manchu-Tungusic languages is still ongoing. So far, the Manchu-Tungusic languages are usually classified by geographical region. Manchu, Sibe, Nanay, Ulcha, Orochi, Orok, and Udihe constitute the southern branch, and Evenki, Even, Negidal, Orochen, and Solon the northern branch of the Manchu-Tungusic languages. Some languages are considered as transitional languages between the two branches.
Some scholars classify the Manchu-Tungusic languages as belonging to the Altaic language family, together with the Turkic and the Mongolic languages.
The Mongolic language family comprises the following languages: Mongolian proper or Khalkha, Buryat, Kalmuck (Kalmyk), Dagur, Dongxiang (Santa), Baoan, Monguor (Tu), Eastern Yugur (Shera Uygur), and Mogoli.
The classification of the Mongolic languages according to linguistic criteria is still ongoing. So far, the Mongolic languages have usually been classified by geographical region. Khalkha, Buryat and Kalmuck constitute the central languages of the Mongolic linguistic area; the remaining, more isolated languages are spoken along its southern edge.
Some scholars classify the Mongolic languages as belonging to the Altaic language family, together with the Turkic and the Manchu-Tungusic languages.
The Turkic language family comprises some thirty languages. A detailed classification of the Turkic languages is still ongoing. So far, the Turkic languages are classified into the following subgroups:
1) Oguz or Southwestern Turkic (Turkish, Gagauz, Azeri (Azerbaijani), Turkmen, Salar).
2) Kypchak or Northwestern Turkic (Kazak (Kazakh), Karakalpak, Nogay, Kumyk, Karachay-Balkar, Karaim, Tatar, Bashkir (Bashkort), Kyrgyz (Kirghiz, Kirgiz), Altay (Altai)).
3) Chagatay or Southeastern Turkic (Modern Uygur, Uzbek, Lop, Mogoli).
4) Northeastern Turkic (Yakut, Dolgan, Tuva, Tofa, Khakas, Shor, Chulym, Western Yugur (Yellow Uygur)).
5) Khalaj.
6) Chuvash.
The Oguz, Kypchak and Chagatay subgroups constitute the centre of the Turkic linguistic area, the remaining languages are spoken along its outer rim.
Some scholars classify the Turkic languages as belonging to the Altaic language family, together with the Mongolic and the Manchu-Tungusic languages.