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Tuvan language

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The Tuvan language (Tuvan: Тыва дыл (Tyva dyl)), also known as Tuvinian language, is one of the Turkic languages. It is spoken by around 200,000 people in the Republic of Tuva in south-central Siberia. The language borrows a great number of roots from the Mongolian language and a few words from the Russian language.

Tuvan (Тыва дыл)
Spoken in: Russia
Region: Tuva
Total speakers: 0.2 million
Ranking: Not in top 100
Genetic
classification:
Altaic (disputed)

 Turkic
  Northern
   Tuvan

Official status
Official language of: -
Regulated by: -
Language codes
ISO 639-1-
ISO 639-2tyv
SILTUN

It is written with a modified version of the Russian alphabet, with three additional letters: Ңң (latin "ng" or "ŋ"), Өө (latin "ö"), Үү (latin "ü"). The sequence of the alphabet follows Russian exactly, with Ң located after Н, Ө after О, and Ү after У.

Example of language could be found here: Enesay.com - Tuvinian literature and mythology



07-14-2008 23:18:10
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