Tundra Yukaghir language
Yukaghir language of northeastern Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tundra Yukaghir language (also known as Northern Yukaghir; self-designation: Вадул аруу (Wadul aruu)[2]) is one of only two extant Yukaghir languages. Last spoken in the tundra belt extending between the lower Indigirka to the lower Kolyma basin (69°N 154°E), Tundra Yukaghir was formerly spoken in a much wider area extending west to the Lena basin.
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Tundra Yukaghir | |
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Northern Yukaghir | |
Вадул аруу (Wadul aruu) | |
Native to | Russia |
Region | Sakha |
Ethnicity | 1,800 all Yukaghir (2020 census)[1] |
Native speakers | 320 Yukaghir (mostly Tundra) (2020 census)[1] |
Yukaghir
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ykg |
Glottolog | nort2745 |
ELP | Tundra Yukagir |
Pre-contact distribution of Tundra Yukaghir (green) and other Yukaghir languages | |
Tundra Yukaghir is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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