Language

Northern Altai

Northern Altai is a language in the Turkic family spoken in Russia and China.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Northern Altai

Portions of Scripture are reported in Northern Altai.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Northern Altai is spoken

  • Russia
  • China

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About Northern Altai

Language family
Turkic
ISO 639-3 code
atv
Glottocode
nort2686
Also known as
Altai, Northern · Altai, Northern: Kumandy

Dialects and varieties 6

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Northern Altai as a whole.

  • Altai, Northern: ChalkanNo known Scripture
  • Altai, Northern: KumandyNo known Scripture
  • Altai, Northern: TubaNo known Scripture
  • Kondoma ShorNo known Scripture
  • KumandinNo known Scripture
  • Tuba-KiziNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.