Thus, while English has 328 million first-language speakers, and Mandarin 845 million, Tuvan speakers in Russia number just 235,000. Within the next century, linguists think, nearly half of the ...

How has that changed life for the Tuvan people? And what's next for this hidden paradise? Step inside Hemu through her eyes.

The scene evokes the Tuvan word eeren, meaning protector spirit. —Luna Shyr A: Every object on the shaman coat is local or symbolizes something local, and the shamans wear their coat and ...