Also Known As:
Qumanda, Northern Altai, Куванды, куванта, кувандык, кувандыг, кувандых, къуманды, къубанды, къуўанды, къувандыг, кумандинский язык, северно-алтайский язык, Qumandy
Dialects & Varieties
Endangered Languages of Indigenous Peoples of Siberia
Endangered Languages of Indigenous Peoples of Siberia
Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1044
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Speakers
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
3114
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Almost all the Kumandin have command of the Russian language, for some of them it is their mother tongue."
Location and Context
Countries
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Location Description
"The Kumandin... live densely in Solton and Krasnogorsk regions and the city of Biysk of the Altai district, Turachak region and Gorno-Altaisk city of the Republic of Altai. Furthermore they live scattered in Altai district and the Republic of Altai as well as outside their borders."
Government Support
Recognized as minority indigenous language
Institutional Support
Association of the Kumandin People Revival
Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Russian, Altai
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Almost all
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Recent Resources
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