Tuvinian

Q: What alphabet or script does Tuvinian use?

Tuvinian is written using the Cyrillic script (Cyrl).

Q: What direction is Tuvinian written?

Tuvinian is written Left-to-right, the same direction as most European languages.

Тыва

tyv

Tuvinian (Тыва) is a Turkic language . It is written using the Cyrillic script. Its BCP 47 language code is tyv.

Writing Systems Used for Tuvinian

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Tuvinian use?

Tuvinian is written using the Cyrillic script (ISO 15924 code: Cyrl). Cyrillic is written left-to-right.

What direction is Tuvinian written?

Tuvinian is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.

What language family does Tuvinian belong to?

Tuvinian belongs to the Turkic language family. It is written with the Cyrillic script.

What is the language code for Tuvinian?

The BCP 47 language code for Tuvinian is "tyv". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code: tyv
ISO 639-3: tyv
Status: living
Language Family: Turkic
Scripts: 1
Primary Script: Cyrillic

Other Cyrillic Languages

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Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.