Southern Yukaghir language
| Southern Yukaghir | |
|---|---|
| Forest Yukaghir, Kolyma Yukaghir | |
| Одун ажуу | |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Yakutia and Magadan Oblast |
| Ethnicity | 1,800 Yukaghir (2020 census) |
Native speakers | 50 (2003) ca. 10 active (2010) |
Yukaghir
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yux |
| Glottolog | sout2750 |
| ELP | Forest Yukagir |
| Glottopedia | Kolyma-Jukagirisch |
Pre-contact distribution of Southern Yukaghir (purple) and other Yukaghir languages | |
Forest Yukagir is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
The Southern, Kolyma or Forest Yukaghir language (Southern Yukaghir: одун ажуу) is one of two extant Yukaghir languages.
Last spoken in the forest zone near the sources of the Kolyma, divided between the Sakha Republic and the Magadan Oblast (around 65°N 153°E / 65°N 153°E), previously in the wider area of the upper Kolyma region. In 2010 it had about 10 active speakers.