Yukaghir, Southern
A language of Russian Federation (Asia)
| Population | 30 (1995 M. Krauss). Ethnic population: 130 (1995 M. Krauss, 1989 census). |
| Region | Sakha and Kamchatka Peninsulas. |
| Language maps |
Eastern Asian Russia, reference number 37 Eastern Asian Russia, reference number 37 Western Asian Russia, reference number 37 |
| Alternate names | Jukagir, Kolym, Kolyma, Odul, Southern Yukagir, Yukagir |
| Dialects | Not inherently intelligible with Northern Yukaghir [ykg]. |
| Classification | Yukaghir |
| Language use | Home. Older adults. Also use Russian, Yakut [sah], or Even [eve]. |
| Language development | Dictionary. |
| Comments | SOV; postpositions; genitives, articles, adjectives, numerals, relatives before noun heads; question word not initial or final; 2 prefixes, 6 suffixes; focus is preverbal, subjects and topics tend to be initial; affixes indicate case of noun phrases; person and number of subject is obligatory; split intransitivity: intransitive subjects encode as transitive when nonfocus, focus marked the same for intransitive subjects and direct objects, and only for those; otherwise accusative; resultative; reflexive; reciprocal; causative; comparative; CV, CVCCVV; nontonal. Swidden agriculturalists. Christian, traditional religion. Nearly extinct. |
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