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CHULYM (Russia, Asia)

Family
Idil- Ural-Turkish

Country
Russia, Asia

Language code
CHU

Continent
Asia

Alternate language names
CHULYM-TURKISH, CHULIM, MELETS TATAR, CHULYM TATAR

Dialect names
LOWER CHULYM, MIDDLE CHULYM

Genetic affiliation
Altaic, Turkic, Western, Uralian

Geographical region
Basin of the Chulym River north of the Altay Mts., a tributary of the Ob River

Bilingual in
Russian

Status
Needs survey

Remarks
Closely related to Shor; some consider them one language. The government considers them separate. Spoken in villages. Also spoken by the Kacik (Kazik, Kuarik). Russian is the second language

 
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