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Tuvan, n. (and a.)|ˈtuːvən|
[f. Tuva (see *Tuvinian n. and a.) + -an.]
a. = *Tuvinian n. a. Also attrib. or as adj.
[1949G. M. Friters Outer Mongolia ii. 132 The introduction of a national Tuvanic written language (which until 1931 had been Mongolian).] 1964[see *Tuvinian n. a.]. 1988Washington Post 13 July D7/5 ‘Music of the Soviet Union’ features..that exotic Tuvan throat singing. 1990N.Y. Times 2 Dec. ii. 36/1 Through arcane manipulations of lips, tongue, jaw and larynx, Tuvans can amplify voice harmonics until they dominate the fundamental tone.
b. = *Tuvinian n. b.
1989Los Angeles Times 4 Feb. v. 9/1 Becoming pen-pals with such Tuvans as Ondar, a collector of local folk literature, they translated Tuvan to Russian to English. 1991N.Y. Times 14 July 42/4 He even wrote in pidgin Tuvan to officials in Kyzyl, using a combination of English, Russian, Mongolian and Tuvan phrase books. |