Also Known As:
Uyghur Uryangkha, Uighur Uryangkhai, Khövsgöl Uryangkhay, Khövsgöl Uryangkhai, уйгуро-урянхайский, Soyot Uryangkhai, Soyed
Dialects & Varieties
Personal Communication on Tuha (Uighur Uryangkhai)
Tom Eriksson. 2015 (May 1). Personal Communication on Tuha (Uighur Uryangkhai). Vilnius, Lithuania.
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<20
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
0
Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
600
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"During the Soviet era Tuha was taught in the village school and was investigated by Mongolian linguist Luvsandorjiyn Bold in the 1970s."
Location and Context
Countries
Mongolia
Location Description
the region east of Lake Khövsgöl in the Tsagaan-Üür, Chandmani-Öndör, and Khankh Districts of Khövsgöl Province of Mongolia
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
"Khalkha is now the dominant language regionally due to recent migration to the region. Tuha is no longer transmitted from mother to child. Since the Soviet period it is no longer taught in school."
Other Languages Used By The Community
Khalkha
Number of Other Language Speakers:
It is still spoken by a few passive bilingual speakers, "rememberers", in their 50s with native-like comprehension.
Domains of Other Languages:
at home or amongst friends and relatives
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
no
Other writing systems used:
no
Comments on writing systems:
"Tuha is a vernacular language and was never taught in schools. No primers were printed, no storybooks, dictionary, letters, or apparently any printed materials. Prof. Valentin Rassadin's Tofa and Oka Soyot orthography was never adapted for Tuha or Tsaatan (Dukha)."
Recent Resources
Mensagem informativa
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