Tuba-Kiji, Tubalar or Tuba is a Turkic language spoken in the Altai Republic in Russia, by the Tuba-Kiji, who are sometimes called "Black Tatars" () or Tubalars.
Classification The language is classified in the Siberian Turkic languages. It is considered to be a Northern Altai dialect. However, this classification is disputed, and it may be a Kipchak language. The Tubalars, aside from knowing Tubalar, also can understand Chelkan and Kumandin.
Orthography In 2010, a Russian-Tubalar phrasebook was published, with the following orthography: А аБ бВ вГ гҒ ғД дЈ јЕ еЁ ёЖ жҖ җЗ зИ иЙ йК кҚ қЛ лЉ љМ мН нҤ ҥЊ њО оӦ ӧП пР рС сТ тУ уӰ ӱФ фХ хЦ цЧ чҶ ҷШ шЩ щЪ ъЫ ыЬ ьЭ эЮ юЯ я
Notes and references
Sources
(ru) Баскаков, Н.A., Диалект чернёвых татар (туба-кижи), Северные диалекты алтаиского (ойротского) языка, 2 volumes, Moscou, Nauka, 1965–1966.
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, which is incorrect about Northern Altai dialects, for which it gives names of southern dialects as alternative names.