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Tuvan language
Siberian Turkic language / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tuvan (/ˈtuːvən/) or Tyvan[lower-alpha 1] is a Turkic language spoken in the Republic of Tuva in South Central Siberia, Russia. The language has borrowed a great number of roots from the Mongolian language, Tibetan and the Russian languages. There are small diaspora groups of Tuvan people that speak distinct dialects of Tuvan in China and Mongolia.
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Tuvan | |
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Tyvan | |
Тыва дыл Tıva dıl | |
Pronunciation | [tʰɯˈʋa tɯɫ] |
Native to | Russia, Mongolia, China |
Region | Tuva |
Ethnicity | Tuvans |
Native speakers | 257,750 (2020)[1] |
Cyrillic script | |
Official status | |
Official language in | ![]() |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | tyv |
ISO 639-3 | tyv |
Glottolog | tuvi1240 Tuviniantodj1234 Todja |
ELP | Tuva |
Tuha[3] | |
![]() Tuvan is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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Quick Facts People, Language ...
People | Tuvan / Tyvans Тывалар (Tıvalar) Тувинцы (Tuvintsy) |
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Language | Tuvan / Tyvan Тыва дыл (Tyva dyl) |
Country | Tuva / Tyva Тува́ (Tuvá) Тыва (Tıva) |
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