• Source: Ulch language

      • The Ulch language, or Olcha, is a Tungusic language spoken by the Ulch people in the Russian Far East. The language is moribund, with only 150 speakers (2010 census).


      Phonology




      = Vowels

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      Vowel length is also distributed.


      = Consonants

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      [f] is a rare sound in native words.
      /β ɡ/ have allophones of [w ɣ].
      /k x/ can become uvularized as [q χ] before vowels /a o/.


      Alphabet



      In brackets are letters that are used in writing, though not officially included in the alphabet.


      References




      Bibliography


      Bitkeeva, A.N.; V.Y. Gusev; O.A. Povoroznyuk; D.A. Funk; N.V. Khokhlov; K.G. Shakhovtsov (2005). "Endangered Languages of Indigenous Peoples of Siberia". UNESCO Moscow Office. Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
      Sunik, O. P. (1985). Ul'chskij jazyk: issledovanija i materially. Leningrad: Nauka, Leningradskoe Otdelenie. 262pp.


      External links


      ELAR archive of Endangered Tungusic languages of Khabarovskij Kraj (including Ulcha)

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