突厥是阿尔泰语系中的一个语族,属于这一语族的语言通称突厥语,操突厥语的民族则可称为突厥语民族,突厥语民族的民歌简称为突厥语民歌。据语言学家考证,中国古代的匈奴、丁灵、敕勒、突厥、回纥、康居乃至羯人都是突厥语民族。今天生活在中国境内的突厥语民族有维吾尔、哈萨克、柯尔克孜、乌孜别克、塔塔尔、撒拉、裕固等七个。 Turkic Altaic family is a language family, belongs to the language of the family known as Turkic language, speaking Turkic nationality can be called Turkic languages, Turkic ethnic folk songs referred to as Turkic folk songs. According to linguists research, the ancient Chinese Huns, Ding Ling, Han Le, Turks, Hui, Kang and even Jie people are Turkic languages. The Turkic peoples living in China today include Uighur, Kazak, Kirgiz, Uzbek, Tatar, Salar, and Yugur.