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Pecheneg is an extinct Turkic language spoken by the Pechenegs in Eastern Europe (parts of Southern Ukraine, Southern Russia, Moldova, Romania and Hungary) in the 7th–12th centuries. However, names in this language (Beke, Wochun, Lechk, etc.) are reported from Hatvan until 1290.

Classification

Due to poor documentation and the absence of any descendant languages, linguists have been prevented from making an accurate classification. It is placed as unclassified in the Kipchak language family in Glottolog and in the Kipchak–Cuman language family in Linguist List.

Byzantine princess Anna Komnene asserts that the Pechenegs and Cumans spoke the same language, while Mahmud al-Kashgari considered their language to be a corrupted form of Turkic. Most contemporary researchers conclude that they spoke a Common Turkic language.

References

1. "Pecheneg". LINGUIST List. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2024. 7th - 12th centuries AD.
2. Wenzel, Gusztáv (1860). "Codex diplomaticus Arpadianus continuatus =: Árpádkori új okmánytár" (in Latin). Harvard University: Eggenberger Ferdinánd Akademiai. p. 108.
3. Howorth, Henry Hoyle (1880). History of the Mongols. Burt Franklin. ISBN 9780343146429. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
4. Paroń, Aleksander (2021). The Pechenegs : nomads in the political and cultural landscape of Medieval Europe. Thomas Anessi. Leiden. ISBN 978-90-04-44109-5. OCLC 1245959323.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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Proto-language	Proto-Turkic
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Oghur	Bulgar Chuvash
Disputed classification	Khazar Pecheneg
Potentially Turkic languages	Di Hunnic Jie Pannonian Avar Tuoba Wusun Xiongnu
Creoles and pidgins	Hezhou Kurbet Qoqmončaq
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