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Tuvan language

NameTuvan
NativenameТыва дыл Tyva dyl
EthnicityTuvans
FamilycolorAltaic
StatesRussia, Mongolia, China
RegionTuva
Speakers264,400
Fam1Turkic
Fam2Siberian Turkic
NationTuva (federal subject of Russia)
Iso1|iso2=tyv|iso3=tyv
NoticeIPA

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Tuvan (Tuvan: Тыва дыл Tyva dyl), also known as Tuvinian, Tyvan or Tuvin, is a Turkic language spoken in the Republic of Tuva in south-central Siberia in Russia. The language has borrowed a great number of roots from the Mongolian language and more recently from the Russian language. There are small diaspora groups of Tuvan people that speak distinct dialects of Tuvan in the People's Republic of China and in Mongolia.

Tuvan language Video

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2.05 min. | 5.0 user rating		 iPhone Application for the Tuvan Language's Talking Dictionary Brought to you by Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages and BoCoSoft Inc. Minority languages are being increasingly replaced by various politically, economically, or socio-culturally dominant ones. Every two weeks the last fluent speaker of a language passes on and with him/her goes literally hundreds of generations of traditional knowledge encoded in these ancestral tongues. Nearly half of the worlds languages are likely to vanish in the next 100 years. The mission of the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages is to promote the documentation, maintenance, preservation, and revitalization of endangered languages worldwide through linguist-aided, community-driven multi-media language documentation projects. Download from the App Store itunes.apple.com
1.38 min. | 0 user rating		 1.Ferry Corsten Ft Armin Van Buuren - Brute 2.Orkidea - Unity (Solarstone's Pure Mix) 3.Sander van Doorn - Koko 4.Luke Bond feat. Emel - Amaze (Original Mix) 5.Trance Arts & Sonic Element - Reformation 6.Mike Foyle & ReFeel - Universal Language (Ben Gold Remix) 7.Gaia - Tuvan (Armin van Buuren A State of Trance Year Mix 2009) www.facebook.com
50.95 min. | 4.2 user rating		 Hovd Tuvan goat color / pattern naming system Consultants: Tserenedmit, Nyaama Language: Hovd (Kobdo) dialect of Tuvan Fluent speakers: Approx. 80-100, few if any under age 20 Date: August 12, 2005 Location: 20 km outside of Hovd town, Western Mongolia Linguists: K. David Harrison Videographer: Kelly J. Richardson Source: Hovd 2004 C Transcript (phonetic transcription / English translation) 0:08 bo kara øÊky / this is a black goat 0:12 bo kara øÊky / this is a black goat 0:16 bo kara, bo kara kaldÊan / this one's black, this one black head-striped 0:20 bo sarɯɣ øÊky [bo ak xajlɯɣ] / this one's yellow, [that one's] white-nosed 0:23 bo ak xajlɯɣ kɯzɯl øÊky / this [is a] white nosed red goat 0:29 bo ak xajlɯɣ kara øÊky / this [is a] white nosed black goat 0:37 kaldÊan kara kaldÊan / nose-striped, black nose-striped 0:42 bo kɯzɯl kaldÊan / red nose-striped 0:50 bo tønejliÉ£ kɯzɯl / head-spotted, red 0:52 tÊyy dep / (what?) 0:54 bo tønejliÉ£ kɯzɯl / head-spotted, red 1:05 bo tønejliÉ£ kara / head-spotted, black 1:21 kyzyl be / (is it red?) 1:22 kyzyl / red (Note: no name for spine stripe) 1:36 bo mondÊuk dep ajtɯr / We call these [mondÊuk] (neck wattles) 2:14 bo amdɯ doorug / bi-colored 2:20 kyzyl doorug / red bi-colored 2:55 amdaa døønde / [the] others are over there 3:12 bo kɯzɯl be / (Is this one red?) 3:20 bo karasɯmaar kɯzɯl / it ['s] blackish red 3:26 bo amdɯ tuksɯduÉ£luÉ£ tuktuÉ£ / this one here is long haired [translation unclear] 3:39 kandɯɣ / (what kind?) 3:30 tuksɯ / long <b>...</b>
7.00 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Elizaveta Kenden sings kozhamyk ("Baryp, baryp . . .") in the endangered Todzhu-Tuvan language Elicited 14 Jan 2001, from Elizaveta Kenden, in her home in Adyr-Kezhig. Tuvan, Tozhu dialect. Tozhu (Tyva), Russia (RF). Ð¢Ð¾Ð¶Ñ ÑÑÑÑÑÑнÑÒ£ дÑгайÑнда кожамÑк ÑÑ. ÐаÑÑп-баÑÑп Ð±Ð°Ð´Ñ ÐºÐµÐ»Ð³ÐµÐ½, ÐÐ°Ð¶Ñ Ð±ÐµÐ´Ð¸Ðº Æдүгенни. ÐаÑÑн, ÑогÑн ÑÑгаалажÑÑ, ÐаÑÑак каÑа ÑÑÑглаÑнÑ. Эглип-Ñглип Ð±Ð°Ð´Ñ ÐºÐµÐ»Ð³ÐµÐ½, ЭÑÑем ÑÑглÑг ÐниÑейни. Эки, бакÑÑ ÑÑгаалажÑÑ, ЭÑге каÑа ÑÑÑглаÑнÑ.
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Shongalai and Shoraana Mongush sing 'Kozhangnar', a Tozhu Tuvan song. Elicited 14 Jan 2001 Tuvan, Tozhu dialect. Tozhu (Tyva), Russia (RF) Recorded by Brian Donahoe Session: TUBD16
1.63 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Bürbüldei counts 1-20 Bürbüldei Erzinchievna Kol 20 Jan 2001 Tuvan, Tozhu dialect. Tozhu (Tyva), Russia (RF) Recorded by Brian Donahoe Session: TUBD24
0.37 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Sainkho & garlo 1st clip. Ider Inek Internet single available on many platforms. Sainkho & garlo's band : Bubu Boirie, Fred Girard, Garlo, Sainkho Namtchylak. Directed by garlo w additional pic from Bubu, St Pete's cameraman & Sayan Ring Festival. Produced by Element Terre. Coproduced by BP12 w the help of Pierre Desgranges. Thanks to Atomic production, Bubu, Chadan's people, Conseil Régional d'Aquitaine, Elisabeth Myfanwy Gordon, Enrique Ulgade, Evgeny Saryglar, Félix, Flo, Fred, Igor Tulush, Jacqueline Thibault, Jean Imhof, Jean Luc Roudière, Joël Couttausse, Jun, Kitaiky Lyotchik Club St Petersburg, Kumamoto's Machino's, Loan, Maxime, Mimi Sporny, Moraud's, Niko, Perez's, Robert, Rock Jazz Café Krasnoiarsk, Sainkho, Sayan Rings festival production & technical crew, S Pet's cameraman, Silven, Tajana in Chadan, Tuvan's people, Tuva Philarmonic, Tyva Kyzy, Ulule team, Ustuu Huree festival, Van Even's, Vlad, Vladimir, Yumiko, Zhenya
4.35 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Bürbüldei Kols active lexicon elicitation Bürbüldei Erzinchievna Kol 20 Jan 2001 Tuvan, Tozhu dialect. Tozhu (Tyva), Russia (RF) Recorded by Brian Donahoe Session: TUBD25
3.42 min. | 0 user rating		 Dette er ekstra materiale til DVD'en Frank Hvam Live 09.
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Tuva-Online: Kongar-ool Ondar. He took the hit-parades by the throat. There ... - TuvaOnline Tweet this news
TuvaOnline--And can a non--Tuvan- learn the art of throat-singing? - As soon as he learns to speak -Tuva-, yes. Our -language- has three sounds which Russian does not have; ... - Date : Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:30:03 GMT+00:00
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Global BC--In this very special holiday tour, Béla is joined by Alash�a quartet of -Tuvan- throat singers. Using their throats, lips and mouths, Alash creates a range ... - Date : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:24:12 GMT+00:00
"Eat Pray Love" an unappetizing combo - Reuters Canada Tweet this news
Reuters Canada--In Rome, a Scandinavian (-Tuva- Novotny) and local -language- coach (the absurdly handsome Luca Argentero) show Liz how to embrace life through cuisine. ... - Date : Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:13:57 GMT+00:00
Tuvan voices resonate around the world - Corvallis Gazette Times Tweet this news
Corvallis Gazette Times---...- NW Circle Blvd. Chirgilchin has several meanings in the -Tuvan language-, translating to “miracle,” “mirage” or “dance of the air in the heat of the day. ... - Date : Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:08:42 GMT+00:00

caption|Consonant phonemes of Tuvan
Consonants :
Nasal
Plosive unaspirated/
voiced1 >		 p t g
aspirated/
voiceless1 >		 pʰ tʰ k
Affricate (t͡s)2 t͡ʃ
Fricative voiceless (f)2 s ʃ x
voiced z ʒ
Flap ɾ
Approximant ʋ l j

caption|Vowel phonemes of Tuvan
Vowels :
Short Long Low Pitch
High Low High Low High Low
Front Unrounded i e iː eː ì è
Rounded y ø yː øː ỳ ø̀
Back Unrounded ɯ a ɯː aː ɯ̀ à
Rounded u o uː oː ù ò

Morphology : Vowel harmony
Teve + /-NIŋ/ [teveniŋ] Genitive case 'of the camel' (the [ŋ] phonetic symbol is pronounced as English 'ng' in 'sing')
Teve + /-NI/ [teveni] Accusative case 'the camel' (definite meaning, direct object of verb, as in "I saw THE camel.")
Teve + /-KA/ [teveɡe] Dative case 'for the camel' or 'at the camel' (in the past tense)
Teve + /-DAn/ [teveden] Ablative case 'from the camel' or 'than a/the camel' (as in "taller than a/the camel")
Teve + /-DA/ [tevede] Locative case 'at the camel' or 'in the camel' (also used to show possession in some contexts)
Teve + /-Je/ [teveʒe] Allative case 'to(wards) the camel' (the phonetic symbol [ʒ] is pronounced as the 's' in English 'pleasure')
Teve + /-DIvA/ [tevedive] Allative case 'to(wards) the camel' (this is an obsolete or dialectical version of this case)

Turkic languages

OghurBulgar * Chuvash * Hunnic * Khazar * Turkic Avar
UyghuricOld Turkic * Ainiup|1 * Chagatai * Ili Turki * Lop * Uyghur * Uzbek
KypchakAltay * Baraba * Bashkir * Crimean Tatarup|2 * Cuman * Ferghana Kypchak * Karachay-Balkar * Karaim * Karakalpak * Kazakh * Kipchak * Krymchak * Kumyk * Kyrgyz * Nogai * Old Tatar * Tatar * Urumup|2
OghuzAfshar * Azerbaijani * Crimean Tatar * Gagauz * Balkan Gagauz Turkish * Khorasani Turkic * Ottoman Turkish * Pecheneg up|3 * Qashqai * Salar * Turkish * Turkmen * Urum
ArghuKhalaj
SiberianChulym * Dolgan * Fuyü Gïrgïs * Khakas * Shor * Tofa * Tuvan * Western Yugur * Sakha/Yakut

State languages of Russia

Federal languageRussian
Languages of federal subjectsAbaza * Avar * Agul * Adyghe * Azerbaijani * Southern Altai * Bashkir * Buryat * Dargwa * Ingush * Kabardian * Kalmyk * Karachay-Balkar * Komi * Kumyk * Lak * Lezgian * Nogai * Mari * Moksha * Ossetic * Rutul * Tabasaran * Tatar * Tat * Tuvan * Udmurt * Khakas * Tsakhur * Chechen * Chuvash * Erzya * Sakha
Languages with official statusVeps * Dolgan * Kazakh * Karelian * Komi-Permyak * Finnish * Chukchi * Evenki * Even * Yukaghir



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