Southern Altai language
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Southern Altai is a Turkic
language spoken in the Gorno-Altai Ao mountains of Russia
on the border of Mongolia
and the People's Republic of China
. There is no mutual intelligibility with Northern Altai
. Written Altai
is based on Southern Altai, but is rejected by Northern Altai children. Dialects include Altai Proper and Talangit.
Turkic languages
The Turkic languages constitute a language family of at least thirty five languages, spoken by Turkic peoples across a vast area from Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean to Siberia and Western China, and are considered to be part of the proposed Altaic language family.Turkic languages are spoken...
language spoken in the Gorno-Altai Ao mountains of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
on the border of Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
and the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. There is no mutual intelligibility with Northern Altai
Northern Altai language
Northern Altai or Northern Altay is one of two Turkic languages spoken in the Altay Republic of Russia on the border of Mongolia, the People's Republic of China, and Kazakhstan. Though traditionally considered one language, Southern Altai is not fully mutually intelligible with the Northern...
. Written Altai
Altay language
Altay is a language of the Turkic group of languages. It is an official language of Altai Republic, Russia. The language was called Oyrot prior to 1948. There were ca...
is based on Southern Altai, but is rejected by Northern Altai children. Dialects include Altai Proper and Talangit.