tyvTechnical information about ISO 639 language code tyv
The table below provides technical details for the Tuvinian language, designated by the tyv code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Tuvinian |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Central TuvinianWestern TuvinianNortheastern (Todzhin) TuvinianSoutheastern (Tere-Khöl) Tuvinian |
| Related languages | KhakasAltayShorTofaChulym |
| Key facts | Belongs to the Sayan branch of the Turkic familyThe modern alphabet is Cyrillic with four additional letters (Ң, Ө, Ү, Ы)Shows strict vowel harmony and highly agglutinative word-buildingFamous for lyrics used in the throat-singing style known as khöömeiEarliest texts were written in Mongolian script before a Cyrillic orthography was standardized in the mid-20th century |
| Sample phrase | Салам, сен канчылаар бэ? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Tuvinian language, identified by the code tyv, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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