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Tuvan language

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Tuvan
Тыва дыл Tıva tıl
Pronunciation[tʰɤ̀ʋɐ tɤ̀ɫ]
Native toRussia, Mongolia, China
RegionTuva
EthnicityTuvans
Native speakers
252,953[1] (2020)
Turkic
Cyrillic script
Official status
Official language in
 Russia
Language codes
ISO 639-2tyv
ISO 639-3tyv
Glottologtuvi1240  Tuvinian
todj1234  Todja
ELPTuva
Location of Tuvan speakers in Tuva and surrounding regions
Tuvan is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.
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A Tuvan speaker
Inscription in Kyzyl using Turkic script

Tuvan, also spelt Tyvan, is a Turkic language spoken in the Republic of Tuva, Russia; it is also an official language in Tuva. There are small groups of Tuvans that speak different dialects of Tuvan in China and Mongolia.

Notes

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  1. ↑ Although most Tuvan dialects are classified as Steppe Sayan Turkic, the Tozhu and Tere-Khöl dialects are classified as Taiga Sayan Turkic.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ "Rossstat, Tuvans speakers in the Russian Federation (in Cyrillic Script)". Rossstat. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 Elisabetta Ragagnin (2011), Dukhan, a Turkic Variety of Northern Mongolia, Description and Analysis, Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden


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