Alternate names: Teleut (Northern Altai), Oirot (Southern Altai)
Subject heading in IUCAT: “Altai“
Language status: Northern Altai – 6b (Threatened). Southern Altai – 2 (Provincial). For more information see Ethnologue language status table
Ethnic population in Russian Federation: 72,400
User population in Russian Federation: 57,400
Dialects of Altai:
Chelkan – a dialect of Northern Altai