Altai, Northern

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A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639-3
atv
Alternate Names
Telengit, Telengut, Teleut
Autonym
Алтай тили‎ (Altay tili)
User Population

57,400 (2010 census). 2,000 Tuba, several thousand Kumandy, 2,000 Chalkan (Salminen 2007). Census includes Southern Altai [alt]. Ethnic population: 74,200 (2010 census). Includes Southern Altai [alt].

Location

Altai krai, Altai republic, and Khakassia republic; Gorno-Altai Ao mountains, along China and Mongolia border.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Turkic, Northern
Dialects

Tuba (Tubalar), Kumandy, Chalkan (Chelkan). No comprehension of Southern Altai [alt]. Considered a separate language. Teleut may be a separate language.

Language Use

Home, community, media. Some young people, all adults. Little transmission of language to children (Salminen 2007). Also use Russian [rus].

Language Development

Dictionary. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Altai, Northern
Writing

Cyrillic script [Cyrl].

Other Comments

Traditional religion.