Telengit language
| Telengit | |
|---|---|
| Телеҥит тил Teleñit til | |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Altai Republic |
| Ethnicity | 15,000 Telengits (2019–2024) |
Native speakers | c. 15,000 (2019–2024) |
Turkic
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| Cyrillic | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
alt_tal Talangit | |
| Glottolog | tala1279 |
A map of the Altai languages, including Telengit (in orange). | |
Telengit is a Turkic language spoken in the Altai Republic in Russia by the Telengits. It is widespread in the Kosh-Agach and Ulagan districts of the Altai Republic.
The Telengit are also known as the Telengit-kiji or Chui-kiji.