Tuvinian

Tyva dyl

Tuvinian is a Turkic language spoken in Russia, China, and Mongolia, by about 297 thousand people.

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Tuvinian · 51.7°N 94.4°E

Tuvan, also spelt Tyvan, is a Turkic language spoken in the Republic of Tuva in South Central Siberia, Russia. There are small groups of Tuvans that speak distinct dialects of Tuvan in China and Mongolia.

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Written down

Бүгү кижилер хостуг база мөзүзү болгаш эргелери дең кылдыр төрүттүнер. Оларга угаансарыыл болгаш арын-нүүр бердинген болур болгаш олар бот-боттарынга акы-дуңмалышкы хамаарылганы көргүзер ужурлуг.

Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).

Words in Tuvinian

Meaning	Word	Romanization
mother	ава	ava
father	ача	aça
child	уруг	urug
man	эр	er
woman	херээжен	xereejen
person	кижи	kiji
friend	өңнүк	öñnük
eye	карак	karak
ear	кулак	kulak
nose	думчук	dumçuk
tooth	диш	diş
tongue	дыл	dıl
hand	хол	xol
heart	чүрек	çürek
head	баш	baş
blood	хан	xan
bone	сөөк	söök
knee	дискек	diskek
liver	баар	baar
water	суг	sug
fire	от	ot
sun	хүн	xün
moon	ай	ay
star	сылдыс	sıldıs
rain	чаъс	çàs
snow	хар	xar
wind	салгын	salgın
stone	даш	daş
mountain	даг	dag
river	хем	xem

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Grammar

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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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