Tuoba language
Tuoba (Tabγač or Tabghach; Chinese: 拓跋) is an extinct language spoken by the Tuoba people in northern China around the 5th century AD during the Northern Wei dynasty.
| Tuoba | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Tuoba |
| Region | Northern China and Mongolia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Alexander Vovin (2007) identifies the Tuoba language as a Mongolic language.[1]
On the other hand, Juha Janhunen proposed that the Tuoba might have spoken an Oghur Turkic language.[2] According to Peter Boodberg, the Tuoba language was essentially Turkic with Mongolic admixture.[3] Chen Sanping noted that the Tuoba language "had both" Turkic and Mongolic elements[4][5]
Liu Xueyao stated that Tuoba may have had their own language, which should not be assumed to be identical with any other known languages.[6]
References
- Vovin, Alexander. "Once Again on the Tabghach Language". Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Juha Janhunen, (1996), Manchuria: An Ethnic History, p. 190
- Holcombe, Charles (2001). The Genesis of East Asia: 221 B.C. - A.D. 907. p. 132.
- Chen, Sanping 2005. Turkic or Proto-Mongolian? A Note on the Tuoba Language. Central Asiatic Journal 49.2: 161-73.
- Holcombe 2001, p. 248
- Liu Xueyao p. 83-86
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