| Population |
270. Ethnic population: 656 (2002 Russian census). |
| Region |
North of Altay Mountains, Chulym River basin, Ob River tributary. |
| Language map |
Western Asian Russia, reference number 6
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| Alternate names |
Chulim, Chulym Tatar, Chulym-Turkish, Melets Tatar |
| Dialects |
Lower Chulym, Middle Chulym. Similar to Shor [cjs]; some consider them one language. The government considers them separate. |
| Classification |
Altaic, Turkic, Western, Uralian |
| Language use |
Also use Russian. |
| Comments |
Spoken in villages. Also spoken by the Kacik (Kazik, Kuarik). |