Soyot language
| Soyot | |
|---|---|
| сойыт тыл | |
| Native to | Russia, Mongolia |
| Region | Buryatia, Khövsgöl Province |
| Ethnicity | Soyots |
| Extinct | Second half of 20th century |
| Revival | 2000s |
Turkic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | soyo1234 Soyot |
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Soyot is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Soyot (or Soyot–Tsaatan) is an extinct and revitalizing Turkic language of the Siberian Sayan branch similar to the Dukhan language and closely related to the Tofa language. Two dialects/languages are spoken in Russia and Mongolia: Soyot in the Okinsky District of the Republic of Buryatia (Russia) and Tsaatan (Uriankhai Uyghur) in the Darkhad valley of Mongolia.
The language is revitalizing in primary schools. In 2002, V. I. Rassadin published a Soyot–Buryat–Russian dictionary. In 2020, he published a children's picture dictionary in the Soyot language, along with Russian, Mongolian, and English translations.