Lydia Bolxoeva, a last speaker of Tofa, sings | Endangered Languages Project

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July 15, 2025

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August 28, 2025

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Tofa

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Lydia Bolxoeva, a last speaker of Tofa, sings

Lydia Stepanovna Bolxoeva (born 1939) sings a song in the Tofa language. It has been translated and annotated by Greg Anderson and K. David Harrison

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Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages

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Russian Federation

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https://www.youtube.com/v/Oi0Hp3rhIa0

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