Tuvan language
| Tuvan (Тыва дыл) | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in: | Russia |
| Region: | Tuva |
| Total speakers: | 200,000 |
| 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 639-2 | tyv |
| SIL | TUN |
| See also: Language – List of languages | |
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.
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