Tofa | |
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Tofalar, Karagas | |
Тоъфа дыл | |
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 | kara1462 tofa1248 |
ELP | Tofa |
Tuha[3] | |
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.[4]