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| Group: | Tozhu Tuvans Тугалар / Тухалар |
| Population: | 4,442 (2002)[1] |
| Pop1: | 1,858 |
| Ref1: | [2] |
| Rels: | Tibetan Buddhism, Tengrism |
| Langs: | Tozhu Tuvan, Russian |
| Related: | Other Tuvans, Dukhans, Tofalars, Soyots, Samoyeds,[3] several other Turkic peoples and Uriankhai Mongols |
The Tozhu Tuvans, Tozhu Tuvinians, Todzhan Tuvans or Todzhinians (own name: Тугалар Tugalar or Тухалар Tukhalar; Russian Тувинцы-тоджинцы Tuvincy-todžincy, Тоджинцы Todžincy) are a Turkic subgroup of the Tuvans living in Todzhinsky District of Tuva Republic. The Tozhu Tuvans are reindeer herders.[4]
| Tozhu Tuvan | |
| Familycolor: | altaic |
| Fam1: | Turkic |
| Fam2: | Common Turkic |
| Fam3: | Siberian Turkic |
| Fam4: | South Siberian |
| Fam5: | Sayan Turkic |
| Fam6: | Taiga Sayan Turkic |
| Glottoname: | Todja |
| Glotto: | todj1234 |
| Ethnicity: | Tozhu Tuvans |
| States: | Russia |
| Region: | Todzhinsky District, Tuva |
| Speakers: | ? |
The language of Tozhu Tuvan people is a subdialect of Eastern (or Northeastern) dialect of Tuvan language. The Tozhu Tuvan dialect is classified as part of the Taiga Sayan Turkic branch of Sayan Turkic along with Tere-Khöl Tuvan, while most other Tuvan dialects are classified as part of the Steppe Sayan Turkic branch.[5]