Sociolinguistic notes about the Tuvans in China

Authors

  • Mira V. Bavuu-Surun Tuvan State University

Keywords:

Tuvan language; national minorities; social functions of language; assimilation; kök-monchak; Tuvan people of China; language influence

Abstract

This article describes the functions of the native (Tuvan) language of the small Tuvan community in China (about 2500 people), who are known in the scientific literature as kök-monchak, monchak, the Tuvan people of China, the Tuvan people of Xinjiang.

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Published

28.02.2011

How to Cite

Bavuu-Surun, M. V. (2011) “Sociolinguistic notes about the Tuvans in China”, The New Research of Tuva, 1. Available at: https://nit.tuva.asia/nit/article/view/445 (Accessed: 20.05.2024).

Issue

No. 1 (2011)

Section

Tuva yesterday, today, tomorrow

Author Biography

Mira V. Bavuu-Surun, Tuvan State University

Candidate of Philology, Professor, Department of Tuvan philology and general linguistics; Director, Research and Education Center of Turkic Studies.

Postal address: 32 Lenin St., 667000 Kyzyl, Russian Federation.

Tel.: +7 (394-22) 31062.

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