Southern Altai
Altai Kalmuck; Oirot; южноалтайский язык; алтай тили; Oyrot; Altai
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2000
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in the central and southwestern river valleys of the Altai region (Russian Altai), mainly within the Altai (Gorno-Altai) Republic, southern Siberia
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in the central and southwestern river valleys of the Altai region (Russian Altai), mainly within the Altai (Gorno-Altai) Republic, southern Siberia
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Under increasing interference from Russian, the universal second language of the speakers; triggered by both social and ecological problems, there is, however, a current rise of nationalism, which may improve the position of the native language
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2010
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Data for the number of native speakers comes from (1993 J. Janhunen). Data for the ethnic population includes "Northern Altai [atv] but excluding 2,399 Talangits and 2,650 Teleuts, 2002 census."
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Combined figure of both Southern and Northern Altay.
2007
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Spoken in the central and southwestern river valleys of the Altay area in southern Siberia.
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Spoken in the central and southwestern river valleys of the Altay area in southern Siberia.
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There is currently a rise of nationalism, which may improve the position of the native language. The speakers of Teleut, in particular, have recently shown interest in national renaissance, which might lead to the revigoration of the native language.
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Source: According to the 1959 census the Altaics numbered either 44,654 or 45,300 (according to different sources), 88.7 %% of whom were native speakers. According to the 1979 census data the total number of Altaics was approximately 60,000 of whom 50,203 lived in the autonomous region.
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- World Oral Literature Project"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.http://www.oralliterature.org
- Atlas of the World’s Languages in DangerMoseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas
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