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Geog of USSR
Linguistic families of xUSSR
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Geography
Undergraduate 1
05/23/2007

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Term
Indo-European family
Definition
1.Slavic group, 2.Germanic group, 3.Baltic group, 4.Armenian group, 5.Indo-Iranian group
Term
Uralic-Altaic language family:
Definition
1. Altaic group (Turkick & Mongolian group)
2.Uralic group (Finno-Ugrian & Tungus-manchzur group)
Term
Caucasian (Ibedian) family
Definition
1. Georgians, Adzars
2. Abkhaz, Cherkez, Adyg, Kabardin
3. Chechens, Ingush
4. Dagestan and more than 40 other lngs
Term
Paleo-Asiatic (Chukot-Kamchat) family:
Definition
1.Chuckchi, Koriaks, Itelmens (Siberian North)
2. Eskimo, Ainu (Siberian N and E)
Term
Japanese-Korean
Definition
Koreans (170,000) in Far East=> Central Asia (N Kazkhstn)
Term
Tungus-manchzur group(
Definition
1. Evenks (W Siberia)
2. Amur people (Manchu)
Term
Finno-Ugrian group:
Definition
1.Mordva, Udmurts, Mari (Volga Region)
2. Komi, Komi-Permiaks (N of East Rus)
3. Karelians, Estonians (european)
4. Khanty, Mansi, Nenents(N Sib), Nganasan
Term
Mongolian group:
Definition
1.Buryats (Siberia)
2.Kalmyks (low Volga)
Term
Turkic group:
Definition
1.Tatars, Bashkirs (Voga Region), Chuvash
2. Karachaevs, Balkars (N.Caucasus)
3. Yakuts(Sakha), Tuvins(Turkicized Mongols), Altai people(Gorno-Altai), Khakass-Siberia
4. Kazakh, Uzbek,Kyrgyz,Turkmens (C.As), Azerbaijani, Karakalpaks,
Term
Indo-Iranian group:
Definition
Tajiks(C.As), Pamir people (in Tajikstn), Osetins and Tat (in N.Cau
Term
Armenian group:
Definition
Armenians(Cau+Nagorno-Karabakh in Azer)
Term
Romance group:
Definition
Moldovians (Western)
Term
Baltic group:
Definition
Lithuanians, Latvians
Term
Germanic group:
Definition
Germans(N.Kz), Yiddish speaking Jews (east eur)
Term
Slavic group:
Definition
Russians, Ukrainians, Belorussians, Poles - Mixed forest zone,+ in S.Siberia, N.Kazakhstan, Far East
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