Altai languages
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.
| Altai | ||||
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| 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)e18 (may not all be fluent) | |||
| Language family | ||||
| Writing system | Cyrillic | |||
| Official status | ||||
| Official language in | Altai Republic (Russia) | |||
| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-2 | alt | |||
| ISO 639-3 | Either: atv – Northern Altai alt – Southern Altai | |||
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Altai Languages Media
Dmitry speaking Southern Altai.
I got this from a monolingual Altai textbook, produced by the Altai Republic Publishing House. I copied the layout of the table with very moderate changes; this is not pulled straight from the book.
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This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Altai languages edition. |