Karagas
PrintA language of Russian Federation
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Kamas, Karagass, Sayan Samoyed, Tofa, Tofalar
Population
90 (2010 census). Less than 40 fluent speakers, same number of passive speakers (Salminen 2007). Ethnic population: 840 (2002 census).
Location
Siberia, Irkutsk Province, Nizhneudinsk district, Alygdzher, Nerkha, and Verkhnyaya Gutara villages.
Language Maps
Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification
Language Use
Seriously endangered (2000 A. Kibrik). Home. Older adults. Neutral attitudes. Also use Russian [rus].
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources
Christian.