Tuba

548 entries in lexical database. Click here for all forms in the database. Baskakov (1958) describes the Tuba Kizhi as living "between the Katun' and Biya rivers, along the Uymen, Ryzha, Big and Little Izha, Sary and Kara-Kokshy rivers, and at at the edges of the upper reaches of the Mayma in the Choy (villages of Salganda, Inygra, Tushkenek etc.) and Turachak (villages of Kebezen', Artybash, etc.) aimaks." Tuba-Kizhi exhibits certain features that it shares with the Northern Altay branch. It occasionally exhibits -Ig and -Ag in final position, rather than the expected -U/I or -UU. This appears to be due to contact with Kuu-Kizhi and Kumandy-Kizhi , rather than an inherited feature. For further information about the relation between Tuba Kizhi and other Altay varieties, see the page for the Altay language . There is an emerging written standard that displays phonemic distinctions that are not always present in earlier literature. Where possible, I have used forms given in this standard in lieu of those from older sources. Баскаков, Н. А. 1966. Диалект Черневых Татар (Туба-Кижи): Грамматический очерк и словарь . Москва: Изд-во «Наука». Дьайым, Н., ed. 2004. Алтай тилдиҥ тÿндÿк диалекттериншг темалар аайынча сöзлиги. Тематический словарь северных диалектов алтайского языка . Горно-Алтайск: Институт алтаистики им. С.С. Суразакова.