Tundra Yukaghir language
| Tundra Yukaghir | |
|---|---|
| Northern Yukaghir | |
| Вадул аруу Wadul aruu | |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Sakha |
| Ethnicity | 1,800 all Yukaghir (2020 census) |
Native speakers | (75 cited 1993) |
Yukaghir
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| Cyrillic | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ykg |
| Glottolog | nort2745 |
| ELP | Tundra Yukagir |
Pre-contact distribution of Tundra Yukaghir (green) and other Yukaghir languages | |
Tundra Yukaghir is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
The Tundra Yukaghir language (also known as Northern Yukaghir; self-designation: Вадул аруу (Wadul aruu)) is one of only two extant Yukaghir languages. Last spoken in the tundra belt extending between the lower Indigirka to the lower Kolyma basin (69°N 154°E / 69°N 154°E), Tundra Yukaghir was formerly spoken in a much wider area extending west to the Lena basin.