Also Known As:
Soyote, Tuva, сойотский язык, сойоты
Dialects & Varieties
Personal Communication on Soyot
Rassadin, Valentin I. (Валентин Рассадин). 2015. Personal Communication on Soyot.
Speakers
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
3,608 (2010 census)
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
The Soyot have been assimilated by the Buryat. However, Soyot is now being taught in some elementary schools in the Oka area of Buryatia.
Location and Context
Countries
Russia
Location Description
the Oka area of the Republic of Buryatia
Government Support
yes
Institutional Support
yes
Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Buryat
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Cyrillic based writing system created by Prof. Valentin I. Rassadin (Валентин Рассадин)
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Comments on writing systems:
Some dictionaries complied by Prof. Rassadin have been published, including the Soyot-Buryat-Russian dictionary published in Ulan-Ude Улаан Үдэ (Republic of Buryatia), and the Soyot-Russian dictionary in Saint Petersburg.
Recent Resources
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