West Oğuz language group
linguistic group
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The West Oghuz group is a branch of the Turkic languages, specifically the southwestern branch. This linguistic group includes Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Gagauz. The Oghuz themselves were a confederation of Turkic peoples originating from Central Asia and Mongolia. By the 11th century, a branch of the Oghuz, the Seljuqs, had established a vast empire. Speakers of the southwestern Turkic languages are sometimes referred to as Oghuz Turks.12
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