Mongol-Tuvan throat singing, the main technique of which is known as khoomei (/xuˈmiː/ or /xoʊˈmeɪ/; Tuvan: хөөмей, höömey; Mongolian: ᠬᠦᠭᠡᠮᠡᠢ, хөөмий, khöömii,[1] Russian: хоомей; Chinese: 呼麦, pinyin: hūmài), is a style of singing practiced by people in Tuva and Mongolia. It is noted for including overtone singing. In 2009, it was included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO. The term hömey or kömey means 'throat' and 'larynx' in various Turkic languages.[2][3][4] That could be borrowed from Mongolian khooloi, meaning 'throat' as well, driven from Proto-Mongolian *koɣul-aj.[5]