Altai languages

Altai
Gorno–Altai
алтайдыҥ тилин, алтай тил
Native toRussia
RegionAltai Republic, Altai Krai, Kemerovo Oblast
EthnicityAltai, including Chelkans, Telengits, Tubalars
Native speakers
125,700 (Total of Southern and Northern Altai speakers)[1][2]
Turkic
Cyrillic
Official status
Official language in
 Russia
Language codes
ISO 639-2alt
ISO 639-3Either:
atv – Northern Altai
alt – Southern Altai
GlottologNone
alta1276  code retired
ELPKumandin
Map of Altai varieties
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Altai (Altay: Алтай тил, romanized: Altay til) is a set of Turkic languages spoken officially in the Altai Republic, Russia. The standard vocabulary is based on the Southern Altai language, though it's also taught to and used by speakers of the Northern Altai language as well. Gorno–Altai refers to a subgroup of languages in the Altai Mountains. The languages were called Oyrot (ойрот) prior to 1948.[5]

Altai is spoken primarily in the Altai Republic. There is a small community of speakers in the neighbouring Altai Krai as well.

  1. ^ "Southern Altai".
  2. ^ "Northern Altai".
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Baskakov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kormushin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Johanson, Lars; Csató, Éva Ágnes (2022). The Turkic Languages (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 9.