Uilta language
| Uilta | |
|---|---|
| Orok | |
| Уилта кэсэни | |
| Native to | Russia, Japan |
| Region | Sakhalin Oblast (Russian Far East), Hokkaido |
| Ethnicity | 300 Orok (2010 census) |
Native speakers | 116 (2020 census) |
| Cyrillic | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | oaa |
| Glottolog | orok1265 |
| ELP | Orok |
Orok is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Uilta (Orok: ульта, also called Ulta, Ujlta, or Orok) is a Tungusic language spoken in the Poronaysky and Nogliksky Administrative Divisions of Sakhalin Oblast, in the Russian Federation, by the Uilta people. The northern Uilta who live along the river of Tym’ and around the village of Val have reindeer herding as one of their traditional occupations. The southern Uilta live along the Poronay near the city of Poronaysk. The two dialects come from the northern and eastern groups, however, they have very few differences.