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| Tofa | |
|---|---|
| Tofalar, Karagas | |
| Тоъфа дыл To'fa dyl | |
| Pronunciation | [t̪ɔˤfa d̪ɯl̪] |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Irkutsk Oblast |
| Ethnicity | Tofalar |
Native speakers | 67 (2020 census)[1] |
Turkic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kim |
| Glottolog | kara1462tofa1248 |
| ELP | Tofa |
| Tuha[3] | |
 Tofalaria, the region inhabited by the Tofalar | |
 Tofa is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger[4] | |
Tofa (Tofa: Тоъфа дыл To'fa dyl), also known as Tofalar or Karagas, is a moribund Turkic language spoken in Russia's Irkutsk Oblast by the Tofalars. Recent estimates for speakers run from 67 people[1] to fewer than 40.[5]
- ^ a b Том 5. «Национальный состав и владение языками». Таблица 7. Население наиболее многочисленных национальностей по родному языку
- ^ Elisabetta Ragagnin (2011), Dukhan, a Turkic Variety of Northern Mongolia, Description and Analysis, Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden
- ^ Endangered Languages Project data for Tuha.
- ^ UNESCO Interactive Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger Archived 22 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Anderson, Gregory D.; Harrison, K. David (2004) [July 2003 (presentation at the Symposium of South Siberian Turkic Languages)]. "'Natural' and obsolescent change in Tofa" (PDF). Living Tongues. pp. 11–13. Retrieved 1 March 2016.