Also Known As:
Forest Yukagir, Southern Yukagir, южноюкагирский язык, Forest Yukaghir, Jukagirisch, Odul, Kolyma, Kolym, Southern Yukaghir, Одул, Одун ажуу
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Yukagir
Website for the documentation of Kolyma Yukaghir by Irina Nikolaeva.
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~40
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 5
Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Nikolaeva, Irina & Mayer, Thomas. 2004. Online Documentation of Kolyma Yukaghir. https://www.sgr.fi/yukaghir/intro.html
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Nikolaeva, Irina & Mayer, Thomas. 2004. Online Documentation of Kolyma Yukaghir. https://www.sgr.fi/yukaghir/intro.html