Oghuric languages
branch of the Turkic languages
The Oghuric, Onoguric, or Oguric languages (also known as Bulgar, Bulgharic, Bolgar, Pre-Proto-Bulgaric, or Lir-Turkic and r-Turkic) are a branch of the Turkic language family. The only extant member of the group is the Chuvash language. The first to branch off from the Turkic family, the Oghuric languages show significant divergence from other Turkic languages, which all share a later common ancestor. Languages from this family were spoken in some nomadic tribal confederations, such as those of the Onogurs or Ogurs, Bulgars and Khazars.
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The Oghuric languages are a distinct group of the Turkic languages, standing in contrast to Common Turkic. Today they are represented only by Chuvash. The only other language which is conclusively proven to be Oghuric is the long-extinct Bulgar, while Khazar may be a possible relative within the group. The Hunnic language, spoken by the Huns in Europe in the late fourth and fifth centuries AD, is occasionally described as a form of Bulgharic. This association is primarily based on historical rather than linguistic evidence. The few surviving traces of "Hunnic"—such as a small number of personal names and a few common nouns—lack sufficient evidence to draw definitive conclusions and may actually represent a mix of different languages.
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