| Population |
730. Ethnic population: 913. |
| Region |
Khabarovsk Krai, Ulch region, along Amur River and tributaries, Tatar Channel coast. Bulava, Dudi, Kalinovka, Mariinskoe, Nizhnaya Gavan, Savinskoe, Mongol, Solontsy, Kolchom, Sofiyskoe, Tur, and Ukhta. Bogorodskove is capital. |
| Language map |
Eastern Asian Russia, reference number 41
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| Alternate names |
Hoche, Hol-Chih, Olch, Olcha, Olchis, Ulcha, Ulchi, Ulych |
| Classification |
Altaic, Tungusic, Southern, Southeast, Nanaj |
| Language use |
Home. Mainly adults. Also use Russian. |
| Language development |
Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. |
| Comments |
Close contact with Russian, Ukrainian [ukr], Nanai [gld], Nivkh [niv] (Gilyak), Negidal [neg], others. |