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Ulch language

Ulch language

Tungusic language of far eastern Russia


The Ulch language, or Olcha, is a Tungusic language spoken by the Ulch people in the Russian Far East. The language is moribund, with only 150 speakers (2010 census).

Quick Facts Native to, Region ...

Phonology

Vowels

More information Front, Central ...
  • Vowel length is also distributed.

Consonants

More information Labial, Alveolar ...
  • [f] is a rare sound in native words.
  • /β ɡ/ have allophones of [w ɣ].
  • /k x/ can become uvularized as [q χ] before vowels /a o/.[2]

Alphabet

А а (а̄) Б б В в Г г Д д Дʼ дʼ Е е
(е̄) Ё ё (ё̄) Ж ж З з И и (ӣ) Й й
К к Л л М м Н н Нʼ нʼ Ӈ ӈ О о (о̄)
П п Р р С с Т т У у (ӯ) Ф ф Х х
Ц ц Ч ч Ш ш Щ щ ъ Ы ы ь Э э
(э̄) Ю ю (ю̄) Я я (я̄)

In brackets are letters that are used in writing, though not officially included in the alphabet.


References

  1. Ulch at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Sunik, 1985

Bibliography

  • Bitkeeva, A.N.; V.Y. Gusev; O.A. Povoroznyuk; D.A. Funk; N.V. Khokhlov; K.G. Shakhovtsov (2005). "Endangered Languages of Indigenous Peoples of Siberia". UNESCO Moscow Office. Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  • Sunik, O. P. (1985). Ul'chskij jazyk: issledovanija i materialy. Leningrad: Nauka, Leningradskoe Otdelenie. 262pp.

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