Yakut
A language of Russian Federation (Asia)
| Population | 363,000 (1993 UBS). Ethnic population: 443,852. |
| Region | Sakha, near Arctic Ocean, the length of middle Lena River, Aldan and Kolyma rivers, 3220 km. |
| Language maps |
Eastern Asian Russia, reference number 42 Eastern Asian Russia, reference number 42 Western Asian Russia, reference number 42 |
| Alternate names | Sakha, Yakut-Sakha |
| Classification | Altaic, Turkic, Northern |
| Language use | L2 by some Evenki [evn], Even [eve], and Yukaghir [yus] people. All ages. Positive attitude. Some also use Russian. |
| Language development | Grammar. NT: 2004. |
| Writing system | Cyrillic script. |
| Comments | Some urban, others farmers with some fishing and hunting. Christian, traditional religion, secular. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
CLIFTON, John M., author. 2002. "Alphabets of ten Turkic languages."
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