Tuyan language

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Tuyan
Tuy-Suy
Tuguẽiñẽ
Pronunciation[tuwẽɪˈɲẽ]
Native toHondonia
RegionSouthern Thuadia
EthnicityTuyan
Native speakers
~ (2010)
Tuy-Suy
  • Tuyan
Latin
Official status
Official language in
 Hondonia
File:SekideanUnionNoStarsFlag.png Sekidean Union
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-1tu
ISO 639-2tuy
ISO 639-3tuy
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Tuyan (/ˈtʰʊjən/), specifically the primary variety known as Standard Central Tuyan (tuguẽiñẽ [tuwẽɪˈɲẽ] "the people's language"), is a southern Thuadian language that belongs to the Tuy-Suy langauge fammily. It is one of the official languages of Hondonia (along with Rouman), where it is spoken by majority of the population, and where half of the rural population is monolingual. It is spoken by communities in neighboring countries, including parts of [PLACEHOLDER], [PLACEHOLDER] and [PLACEHOLDER]. It is also an official language of the Sekidean Union.

Orthofox priest Radu cel Bătrân, who in 1639 published the first written grammar of Central Tuyan in a book called Comori ale limbii tuiane (Treasure of the Tuyan Language), described it as a language "so copious and elegant that it can compete with the most famous [of languages]".

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Sample text

Poster promoting local pisciculture written in the Tuyan language.
"Hihgly profitable!"
"Let's raise more tropical catfish!"