Kumandin language

Kumandin
къуманды, къубанды, къуўанды, къувандыг
Native toRussia
RegionAltai Republic, Altai Krai
EthnicityKumandins
Native speakers
654 (2021)[1]
Turkic
Cyrillic, Latin (formerly)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologkuma1284
ELPKumandin
A map of the Altai languages, including Kumandin (in blue).

The Kumandin language is a Turkic language spoken in the Altai Republic in Russia, spoken by the Kumandins, who name themselves "Kumandi-Kiji". It was formerly counted as a dialect of Altai, but it is more modernly seen as a separate language, with differing curricula from it and Chelkan, which also comprises the Northern Altai language.


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