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The Tuvans (from Russian тувинцы tuvincy) or Tyvans (from Tuvan тывалар tyvalar) are a Turkic ethnic group indigenous to Siberia [4] that live in Tuva, Mongolia, and China. They speak the Tuvan language, a Siberian Turkic language. [5] In Mongolia, they are regarded as one of the Uriankhai peoples.
Traditionally, the Tuvan people are a Central Asian yurt-dwelling nomadic culture, with distinctive traditions in music, cuisine, and folk art. Tuvan music features Tuvan throat singing (khoomei), in which the singer sings a fundamental tone and an overtone simultaneously.
The Tuvan People's Republic (TPR), [a] [b] known simply as Tannu Tuva, [c] was a partially recognized socialist republic that existed between 1921 and 1944. [10] The former country was located in the same territory as the former Tuvan protectorate of Imperial Russia , known as Uriankhai Krai , northwest of Mongolia, and now corresponds to the ...
The Tuvans are a group of native people of southern Siberia, inhabiting the Tuvan Republic of the Russian Federation, western Mongolia and Western China. Their origins are a mixture of Turkic-, Mongol-, Ket-, and Samoyedic-speaking tribes.
The Tuvans are a native people of southern Siberia mainly found in the Tuvan Republic (also known as Tuva) of the Russian Federation. Substantial Tuvan communities are also found in western Mongolia and in the Altai Mountain region of western China.
The Tuva are an ancient hunter-nomadic people who face cultural, linguistic, and population threats in China. Learn about their history, culture, challenges, and struggles in this article from Cultural Survival Quarterly.
Tuva is inhabited by a majority of Tuvinians (more than 64%); the remainder are primarily ethnic Russians (32%). More than 200,000 Tuvinians live in the Russian Federation, and smaller communities live in Mongolia and China. The Tuvinians are hardy Mongol natives, related to the Kyrgyz ethnic branch.
