Telengit language

Telengit
Телеҥит тил Teleñit til
Native toRussia
RegionAltai Republic
Ethnicity15,000 Telengits (2019–2024)
Native speakers
c.15,000 (2019–2024)
Dialects
  • Telengit-Teles
  • Chui
Cyrillic
Language codes
ISO 639-3
alt_tal Talangit
Glottologtala1279
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.