| Northern Altai | |
|---|---|
| тӱндӱк алтай тили, tündük altay tili | |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Altai Republic Altai Krai |
| Ethnicity | Northern Altai |
Native speakers | 57,000 (2010)[1] |
Turkic
| |
| 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]
- ^ a b Northern Altai at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ "Northern Altai". ELP Endangered Languages Project. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ В Алтайском крае издана азбука кумандинского языка. 2006
