Language

Southern Altai

Southern Altai is a language in the Turkic family spoken in 4 countries.

New Testament

Scripture in Southern Altai

The New Testament is reported in Southern 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 Southern Altai is spoken

  • China
  • Kazakhstan
  • Mongolia
  • Russia

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About Southern Altai

Language family
Turkic
ISO 639-3 code
alt
Glottocode
sout2694
Also known as
Altai, Southern · Altai, Southern: Proper

Dialects and varieties 8

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

  • Altai-KiziNo known Scripture
  • Altai, Southern: ProperNo known Scripture
  • Altai, Southern: TalangitNo known Scripture
  • Altai, Southern: TeleutNo known Scripture
  • Kalmak TatarNo known Scripture
  • Telengit (Kosh-Agach and Ulagan)No known Scripture
  • TeleutNo known Scripture
  • Teleut-KalmakNo known Scripture

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.