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K. David Harrison, who completed his dissertation on the Tuvan language in 2001, argues that the divergence of these dialects relates to the nomadic nature of the Tuvan nation. [5] One subset is the Jungar Tuvan language, originating in the Altai Mountains in the western region of Mongolia. There is no accurate number of Jungar-Tuvan speakers ...
The Tuvan language belongs to the Northern or Siberian branch of the Turkic language family. Four dialects are recognized: Central, Western, Southeastern and Northeastern (Todzhinian). In writing, a variety of the Cyrillic script is used. A talking dictionary is produced by Living Tongues Institute. [36]
The language of Tozhu Tuvan people is a subdialect of Eastern (or Northeastern) dialect of Tuvan language. [citation needed] The Tozhu Tuvan dialect is classified as part of the Taiga Sayan Turkic branch of Sayan Turkic along with Tere-Khöl Tuvan, while most other Tuvan dialects are classified as part of the Steppe Sayan Turkic branch. [3]
In 1961, the political status of the region was upgraded to the Tuvan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, [4] yet the anthem still remained. Even after the dissolution of the Soviet Union , "Tooruktug dolgai tangdym" remained in use for the Republic of Tuva (a federal subject of Russia ), [ 5 ] until 11 August 2011, when it was replaced by ...
The Tuvan people have been nomadic cattle-herders for thousands of years and have developed rich musical and religious traditions. Today they maintain a semi-nomadic lifestyle. Due to a history of rule by the Chinese, Russian, and Mongolian empires and extensive borrowing, there is substantial lexical overlap between Tuva and the languages of ...
The Dukhan language (SIL International rejected code dkh [7]) is an endangered Turkic variety spoken by approximately five hundred people in the Tsagaan-Nuur county of the Khövsgöl region of northern Mongolia. Dukhan belongs to the Taiga subgroup of Sayan Turkic (Tuvan, Tofa). [8] Today, many Dukha are fluent in both the Dukhan language and ...
Tuvan or Tuvinian can refer to: Of or pertaining to Tuva, a federal subject of Russia Tuvans or Tuvinians, a Turkic ethnic group living in southern Siberia; Tuvan language, also known as Tuvinian, Tyvan or Tuvin, a Turkic language spoken in the Republic of Tuva; Tuvan throat singing, a singing technique where one can sing in two tones at the ...
Dukha or Dukhan is a nearly extinct Turkic language or dialect variety of Tuvan language spoken by the Dukhan (a.k.a. Tsaatan) herder people in the Tsagaan-Nuur county of Khövsgöl Province in northern Mongolia. Dukhan belongs to the Taiga subgroup of Sayan Turkic (which also includes Soyot–Tsaatan and Tofa). [1]