usages of 〈Ӧӧ〉, and 〈Ӱӱ〉, for native words. 〈Дь дь〉 was dropped in favour of 〈Јј〉; for 〈Н' н'〉, they finally accepted 〈Ҥҥ〉. The letters 〈Ёё〉, 〈Юю〉, and 〈Яя〉 are still used, though they are reserved for only non-native, Russian loan-words. So, in modern Standard Altai, the equivalent sounds are written: 〈йа〉, 〈йо〉 and 〈йу〉, for native words. So, words that were written: кая and коён, are now written as: кайа and койон. Linguistic features The following features refer to the outcome of commonly used Turkic isoglosses in Northern Altai. */ag/ — Proto-Turkic */ag/ is found in three variations throughout Northern Altai: /u/, /aw/, /aʁ/. */eb/ — Proto-Turkic */eb/ is found as either /yj/ or /yg/, depending on the variety. */VdV/ — With a few lexical exceptions (likely borrowings), proto-Turkic intervocalic */d/ results in /j/. Phonology The sounds of the Altai language vary among different dialects. Consonants The voiced palatal plosive varies greatly from dialect to dialect, especially in the initial position, and may be recognized as a voiced affricate . Forms of the word јок "no" include (Kuu dialect) and (Kumandy). Even within dialects, this phoneme varies greatly. Vowels There are eight vowels in Altai. These vowels may be long or short. Morphology and syntax Pronouns Altai has six personal pronouns: The declension of the pronouns is outlined in the following chart. Pronouns in the various dialects vary considerably. For example, the pronouns in the Qumandin dialect follow. See also Telengits, Teleuts (names of related ethnic groups) Turkic peoples References External links Altai Alphabet Altai phrases (Archived 2009-10-25) Russian–Altai Online Dictionary Agglutinative languages Siberian Turkic languages Languages of Russia Languages of China Altai Mountains Altai culture Languages written in Cyrillic script