Tozhu Tuvans
Ethnic group
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The Tozhu Tuvans, Tozhu Tuvinians, Todzhan Tyvans or Todzhinians (own name: Тугалар Tugalar or Тухалар Tukhalar; Russian Тувинцы-тоджинцы Tuvincy-todžincy, Тоджинцы Todžincy) are a Turkic subgroup of the Tuvans living in Todzhinsky District of the Republic of Tuva. The Tozhu Tyvans are reindeer herders.[4]
Тугалар / Тухалар | |
|---|---|
a Tozhu Tyvan man, Iy (Ий) River, 1897 | |
| Total population | |
| 4,442 (2002)[1] | |
| [2] | |
 Russia | 1,858 |
| Languages | |
| Tozhu Tyvan, Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Tibetan Buddhism, Tengrism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Tyvans, Dukhans, Tofalars, Soyots, Samoyeds,[3] several other Turkic peoples and Uriankhai Mongols | |
Language
| Tozhu Tyvan | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Todzhinsky District, Tyva |
| Ethnicity | Tozhu Tyvans |
Turkic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | todj1234 Todja |
The language of the Tozhu Tyvan people is a subdialect of Eastern (or Northeastern) dialect of Tyvan language.[citation needed] The Tozhu Tyvan dialect is classified as part of the Taiga Sayan Turkic branch of Sayan Turkic along with Tere-Khöl Tuvan, while most other Tyvan dialects are classified as part of the Steppe Sayan Turkic branch.[3]
