Altaic vs Asian

Altaic and Asian both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Altaic	Yes	Yes	No	No
Asian	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, Asian is a hypernym of Altaic; that is, Asian is a word with a broader meaning than Altaic:

Altaic: any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group
Asian: a native or inhabitant of Asia

Other hypernyms of Altaic include Asiatic.

Altaic (noun)	Asian (noun)
a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe	a native or inhabitant of Asia
any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group

Altaic (adjective)	Asian (adjective)
of or pertaining to or written in Altaic	of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture