Udihe
A language of Russian Federation (Asia)
| Population | 230. Ethnic population: 1,657. |
| Region | Siberia far east; Lazo region, Khabarovsk Krai, Gvasiugi settlement; Nanai region, Arsenievo settlement; Pozharsk region, Primorski Krai, Krasny Yar settlement; Terneisk region, Agzu settlement. |
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Eastern Asian Russia, reference number 40 |
| Alternate names | Udegeis, Udehe, Udekhe |
| Dialects | Khungari, Khor, Anjuski, Samargin, Bikin, Iman, Sikhota Alin. Dialect differences not great. |
| Classification | Altaic, Tungusic, Southern, Southeast, Udihe |
| Language use | Home. Older adults. |
| Language development | Dictionary. Grammar. |
| Writing system | Cyrillic script. |
| Comments | Resettled in artificial villages in Russian-speaking [rus] region with Ukrainian and Nanai people. Children sent to boarding schools. ‘Hezhe’ in China may refer to this. Shamanist. Nearly extinct. |
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