Also Known As:
Karagas, Tofalar, тофаларский язык, Tofaca, Tofa Türkçesi, Тоъфа дыл, Tòfa dıl
Dialects & Varieties
Europe and North Asia
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.
Critically Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~40
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
~40
Children:
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Young adults
0
Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Siberia
Location Description
Spoken in the villages of Alygdzher, Nerkha and Verkhnyaya Gutara in Nizhneudinsk County in Irkutsk Province in the Russian Federation, to the
south of the city of Nizhneudinsk.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Linguists Greg Anderson and David Harrison interview Spartak Dmitrievich Kongaraev regarding the Tof
Konstantin Mukhaev (born 1948) recites a story in the Tofa language in the Nersa village, Tofalar di
Lydia Stepanovna Bolxoeva (born 1939) sings a song in the Tofa language.