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    Southern Altai (also known as Oirot, Oyrot, Altai and Altai proper) is a Turkic language spoken in the Altai Republic, a federal subject of Russia located...
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    based on the Southern Altai language, though it is also taught to and used by speakers of the Northern Altai language as well. Gorno–Altai refers to a...
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    Altai language and dialects, include the Chelkans, Kumandins, and Tubalars (Tuba-Kizhi). The Southern Altaians, who speak the Southern Altai language...
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    considered one language, Southern Altai and the Northern varieties are not fully mutually intelligible. Written Altai is based on Southern Altai, and is rejected...
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    Siberian Tatar and Southern Altai, are not classified as Siberian Turkic, but are rather part of the Kipchak subgroup. Many of these languages have a Yeniseian...
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    Gorno-Altai Republic, and colloquially, and primarily referred to in Russian to distinguish from the neighbouring Altai Krai as the Gornyi Altai (Russian:...
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    and mining. The proposed Altaic language family takes its name from this mountain range. ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ ‍ᠶ᠋ᠢᠨ ᠨᠢᠷᠤᠭᠤ Altai is derived from underlying form *altañ...
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    language belonging to the Kipchak branch of the family. It is considered to be an East Kipchak language, forming a subfamily with the Southern Altai language...
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    Turkic languages are a language family of more than 35 documented languages, spoken by the Turkic peoples of Eurasia from Eastern Europe and Southern Europe...
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    Teleuts (category Articles with Russian-language sources (ru))
    Teleut language/dialect of Southern Altai language. In the Soviet years and until 2000, the authorities considered the Teleuts to be part of the Altai people...
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    Turkic language. It is considered to be a dialect of the Southern Altai language, along with the Teleut and the literary varieties. The Telengit language can...
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    Turkic language spoken in the Altai Republic in Russia. It is sometimes considered a dialect of Southern Altai, but also as its own language. Since 2000...
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    Chelkan (also Chalkan, Chalqandu) is a Turkic language spoken in the Altai Republic in Russia by 648 Chelkans. The Chelkans are sometimes called "Lebeds"...
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  • The Altai-Sayan region is an area of Inner Asia proximate to the Altai Mountains and the Sayan Mountains, near to where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan...
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    The Kumandin language is a Turkic language spoken in the Altai Republic in Russia, spoken by the Kumandins, who name themselves "Kumandi-Kiji". It was...
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    The Tuba-Kiji, Tubalar or Tuba language is a Turkic language spoken in the Altai Republic in Russia, by the Tuba-Kiji, who are sometimes called "Black Tatars"...
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    dialects of Siberian Tatar language belong to Kyrgyz–Kipchak subdivision of Turkic languages, together with Kyrgyz, Southern Altai, Teleut, and Telengit....
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    recently extinct Tungusic language of northern Mongolia. Altai Hakpo 26. 13–28. Shimunek, Andrew. 2017. Languages of ancient southern Mongolia and North China...
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  • Alt (category Articles containing German-language text)
    Music, Reflec Beat and Jubeat Southern Altai language (ISO-639-3 code "alt") Alt attribute, in HTML computer language Alt key, on a computer keyboard...
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    The Siberian Ice Maiden, known locally as the Altai Princess (Russian: Алтайская принцесса), the Princess of Ukok (Russian: Принце́сса Уко́ка), Devochka...
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    Moskva: NAUKA. Bitkeeva, Aisa (2007): Ethnic Language Identity and the Present Day Oirad-Kalmyks. Altai Hakpo, 17: 139–154. Bläsing, Uwe (2003): Kalmuck...
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  • An endangered language is a language that is at risk of falling out of use, generally because it has few surviving speakers. If it loses all of its native...
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    Ukrainian, Buryat, Kalmyk, Chechen, Ingush, Abaza, Adyghe, Cherkess, Kabardian, Altai, Bashkir, Chuvash, Crimean Tatar, Karachay-Balkar, Khakas, Nogai, Tatar...
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    Kazakhstan, and has official status in the Altai Republic of Russia. It is also a significant minority language in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in...
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  • Tubalars (category Altai people)
    whether these dialects are dialects of the "standard" Southern Altai language or separate languages is controversial) Russian Census 2010: Population by...
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  • Kyrgyz tili) Northern Kyrgyz (basis of standard Kyrgyz) Southern Kyrgyz Southern Altai Altai proper Mayma Telengit Tölös Chuy Teleut Siberian Tatar (Sıbır...
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  • which has Kyrgyz characteristics as in töö; оoz ('mouth') which has Southern Altai characteristics and q: qol (‘arm’) from Turkmen. Baskakov, Nikolai (1962)...
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    Lake Balkhash (category CS1 Russian-language sources (ru))
    the lake originates from the word "balkas" of Tatar, Kazakh and Southern Altai languages which means "tussocks in a swamp". From as early as 103 BC up until...
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    Telengits (category Altai people)
    of Russia. They mainly live in the Kosh-Agachsky District of the federal Altai Republic. Chinese chroniclers might have mentioned Telengits as Middle Chinese:...
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    Dolgan Southern Siberian Chulym Sayan Tuvan Tofa Soyot Dukhan Yenisei Khakas Kumandin Northern Altai Chelkan Tubalar Shor Mongolic Languages Central...
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