Altai languages
| Altai | |
|---|---|
| Алтай тили | |
| Altay tili | |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Altai Republic (Southern Altai), Altai Krai (Northern Altai) |
| Ethnicity | Altai, Chelkans, Telengits, Tubalar |
Native speakers | 57,000 (2010 census)[1] (may not all be fluent) |
Turkic
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| Cyrillic | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Altai Republic (Russia) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | alt |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:atv – Northern Altaialt – Southern Altai |
| Glottolog | alta1276 |
The Altai language is the native language Altai people and also the official language of the Altai Republic, one of the Republican Federations of Russia located in Siberia. This language is from the Turkic languages sub-group.
Related pages
References
- ↑ Northern Altai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Southern Altai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Other websites
Southern Altai edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia