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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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    The Altai Republic, also known as the Gorno-Altai Republic, is a republic of Russia located in southern Siberia. The republic borders Kemerovo Oblast...
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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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    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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    related to Khakas. Nikolai Baskakov and some others considered Southern Altai language to be a member of Kyrgyz-Kipchak subgroup. Cyrillic: ата, атай...
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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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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 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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  • 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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  • 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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    Kumandins (category Articles containing Northern Altai-language text)
    They reside mainly in the Altai Krai and Altai Republic of the Russian Federation. They speak the Northern Altai Kumandin language. According to the 1926...
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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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    into two subgroups, the Southern Division, and the Northern Division. In the long run, his evolutionist theory about languages' structural development...
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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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    Belukha Mountain (category Mountains of the Altai Republic)
    peak of the Altai Mountains in Russia and the highest of the South Siberian Mountains system. It is part of the Golden Mountains of Altai World Heritage...
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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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  • 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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