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Tuvinian, n. and a.|tuːˈvɪnɪən|
[f. Russ. Tuvin-, adj. stem f. the place-name (see below), + -ian.]
A. n.
a. A member of a pastoral, Turkic-speaking people inhabiting the Republic of Tuva, bordering on Outer Mongolia.
1938Encycl. Brit. Bk. of Year 419/1 Population [of Tannu-Tuva], c. 65,000, of whom Tuvinians number about 50,000. 1964tr. Levin & Potapov's Peoples of Siberia 380 The Tuvans are a small Turkic-speaking minority making up most of the population of the Tuvan Autonomous Oblast, which is part of the RSFSR... Also called Tuvins, Tuvintsy, or Tuvinians. 1974Encycl. Brit. Micropædia X. 207/3 In recent times many Tuvinians have been settled in Russian-style wooden houses. 1982Cambr. Encycl. Russia & Soviet Union 65/2 The Yakuts and Tuvinians living in East Asia have never been affected by Islam. 1990Toronto Star 5 Aug. h4 About 3,000 people have left their homes since the beginning of the year to escape strife between Russian speakers and ethnic Tuvinians.
b. The Turkic language of this people.
1954W. Kolarz Peoples of Soviet Far East vi. 165 The Mongol newspaper..was bi-lingual Mongol-Tuvinian for nine months, and then switched over to Tuvinian altogether. 1985Current Digest of Soviet Press 14 Aug. 11/2 Switching to Tuvinian, she managed to wrest some halting answers from them.
B. adj. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the Tuvinians or their language.
1954W. Kolarz Peoples of Soviet Far East vi. 165 The birthday of this Tuvinian culture was June 28th, 1930, when the Government published a decree on the introduction of the Tuvinian Latin alphabet. 1974Encycl Brit. Micropædia X. 207/3 The Tuvinian traditional dwellings include the felt tents (yurts) of the steppe peoples. 1983Time 7 Mar. 90 Among the Tuvinian people of the Soviet Union, an individual can sing two melodies simultaneously. |