Northern Altai language
Northern Altai (ISO 639-3 code atv) is a language of the Turkic family spoken in Russia. It has about 10,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as endangered.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | atv |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | nort2686 |
| Family | Turkic |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Russia |
| Speakers (estimate) | 10,000 |
| Endangerment | Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Turkic languages, nearest first.
- Kazakh15,000,000 speakers
- Bashkir1,200,000 speakers
- Yakut456,288 speakers
- Tuvinian242,754 speakers
- Crimean Tatar100,000 speakers
- Nogai70,000 speakers
- Southern Altai20,000 speakers
- Shor10,000 speakers
- Khakas6,000 speakers
- Dolgan5,500 speakers
- Karagas40 speakers
- Chulym35 speakers
More about Northern Altai
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.