Also Known As:
Karagas, Tofalar, тофаларский язык, Tofaca, Tofa Türkçesi, Тоъфа дыл, Tòfa dıl
Dialects & Varieties
The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire
"The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire." edited by Andrew Humphreys and Krista Mits. Online: http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook.
Critically Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
310
Native Speakers Worldwide
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
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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
731
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Southern Siberia
Location Description
Upper Mana and Kan rivers in the district of Krasnoyarsk, Southern Siberia.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Russian
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
none
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
Tofalars have no written language of their own and use Russian.
Recent Resources
Linguists Greg Anderson and David Harrison interview Spartak Dmitrievich Kongaraev regarding the Tof
Konstantin Mukhaev (born 1948) recites a story in the Tofa language in the Nersa village, Tofalar di
Lydia Stepanovna Bolxoeva (born 1939) sings a song in the Tofa language.