Northern Altai | |
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тӱндӱк алтай тили, tündük altay tili | |
Native to | Russia |
Region | Altai Republic Altai Krai |
Native speakers | 57,000 (2010)[1] |
Turkic
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Dialects | |
Cyrillic | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | atv |
Glottolog | nort2686 |
ELP | Northern Altai |
Map showing the locations of the Northern and Southern Altai varieties in Russia |
Northern Altai or Northern Altay is the several tribal moribund Turkic dialects spoken in the Altai Republic of Russia.[2] Though traditionally considered one language, Southern Altai and the Northern varieties are not fully mutually intelligible. Written Altai is based on Southern Altai, and is rejected by Northern Altai children.[1]
Northern Altai is written in Cyrillic. In 2006, in the Altay kray, an alphabet was created for the Kumandin variety.[3]