Tuvans

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Tuvans are a Turkic ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Tuva Republic in southern Siberia, known for their nomadic pastoral traditions and distinctive throat-singing.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Tuvan people 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic ethnic group
administrativeUnit Tuva Republic NERFINISHED
associatedWith Siberian shamanism
steppe culture
country Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
culturalPractice nomadic pastoralism
overtone singing
throat singing
demographicStatusInTuva majority population
ethnicGroupOf Tuva Republic NERFINISHED
federalSubjectOf Russia NERFINISHED
historicalInfluence Mongol culture
Russian Empire NERFINISHED
historicalState Tannu Tuva NERFINISHED
language Tuvan language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Turkic languages NERFINISHED
minorityStatus recognized ethnic minority in Russia
neighboringPeoples Altaians NERFINISHED
Buryats NERFINISHED
Khakas NERFINISHED
Mongols NERFINISHED
notableMusicStyle kargyraa NERFINISHED
khoomei
sygyt
primaryRegion Tuva Republic NERFINISHED
southern Siberia
region Altai-Sayan region NERFINISHED
Sayan Mountains NERFINISHED
subgroupOf Siberian Turkic peoples NERFINISHED
traditionalDwelling yurt
traditionalInstrument byzaanchy
doshpuluur
igil NERFINISHED
shoor
traditionalLivelihood animal husbandry
herding
traditionalMusic Tuvan throat singing NERFINISHED
traditionalReligion Tengrism NERFINISHED
Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED
shamanism
typicalLivestock camels
cattle
goats
horses
sheep
yaks
UNESCOIntangibleHeritage Tuvan throat singing NERFINISHED
writingSystem Cyrillic script

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Tuvan ethnicGroup Tuvans
Altai people relatedEthnicGroup Tuvans
this entity surface form: Tuvan people
Buryats relatedEthnicGroup Tuvans