Several speakers of Ös (Middle Chulym) discuss the Ös calendar system with one another.
Also Known As:
Chulym Tatar, Chulim, Ös til, Ӧс тили, Чулым, июс тили, татар тили, Chulym-Turkish, Chulym Turkic, Ostiaki, чулымский язык, чулым татар теле, Çulımca, Çulım tili, Çulım Tatar tili, Çulım Türkçesi, Küerik, Tchoulyme, Tšulymin kieli
Dialects & Varieties
- Küerik
- Lower Chulym
Recent Resources
Vasily Mikhailovich Gabov tells the Bear and Elk story in Chulym.
V. M. Gabov explains his relationship to the Ös language.
Severely Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
639
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
4
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Moseley, Christopher. 2007. Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
"The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire." edited by Andrew Humphreys and Krista Mits. Online: http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook.