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The Ulchi language belongs to the southern group of the Manchu-Tungus languages and is so close to the Nanai language that it has been regarded as a Nanai dialect. (The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire)

ALSO KNOWN AS		Olcha, Ulcha, ульчский язык, Ulchi, Ulych, Olch, Olchis, Hoche, Hol-Chih, Olča, Нани
CLASSIFICATION		Tungusic, Southern Tungusic, Amur Tungusic
ORTHOGRAPHY		none
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ulc
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Information from: “Europe and North Asia” (211-282) . Tapani Salminen (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<1,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
3,200

DATE OF INFO: 1989

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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All speakers are middle-aged or older, and the shift to Russian continues to proceed rapidly.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Russian

PLACES: Siberia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Spoken in the lower Amur basin, in Ul’cha County in Khabarovsk Region in the
Russian Federation.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
750
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
990
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
2,552
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
In 1979 38.8%% of the ethnic population of 2,552, were considered to be native speakers which is approximately 990.

DATE OF INFO: 1979

DOMAINS OF USE
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Scripts (Writing system): none

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: The Ulchis live in the Khabarovsk region, on the Lower Amur. 90 %% of the Ulchis live within the district of Ulchi.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
730
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
913

MORE ON VITALITY

Home. Mainly adults

PLACES: Russia;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Khabarovsk Krai, Ulch region, along Amur River and tributaries, Tatar Channel coast.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
732
Native speakers worldwide

		2007	Europe and North Asia	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	211-282	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge			Tapani Salminen	Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD	3,200	<1,000	1989	100-999			Russian	Critically Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	All speakers are middle-aged or older, and the shift to Russian continues to proceed rapidly.	14	15	Siberia	Spoken in the lower Amur basin, in Ul’cha County in Khabarovsk Region in the Russian Federation.
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press	New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.																52.25,140.333333333
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	913	730		100-999				Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Home. Mainly adults			Russia;	Khabarovsk Krai, Ulch region, along Amur River and tributaries, Tatar Channel coast.
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		732		100-999				Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)							52.0457,140.4162
			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			750		100-999				Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
9985-936922		1993	The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire			Andrew Humphreys and Krista Mits			http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook		"The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire." edited by Andrew Humphreys and Krista Mits. Online: http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook.		2,552	990	1979	100-999	In 1979 38.8%% of the ethnic population of 2,552, were considered to be native speakers which is approximately 990.	School	Russian	Severely Endangered (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			14			The Ulchis live in the Khabarovsk region, on the Lower Amur. 90 %% of the Ulchis live within the district of Ulchi.

Ulch

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<1,000

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

750

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

990

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

730

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

732

Discussion

Ulch

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<1,000

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

750

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

990

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

730

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

732

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