Noun | 1. | Altaic language - a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe Tungusic language, Tungusic - a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas Korean - the Altaic language spoken by Koreans Japanese - the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese Ural-Altaic - a (postulated) group of languages including many of the indigenous languages of Russia (but not Russian) |