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UDE ISO 639-3

Udihe

Удиэ кэйэвэни‎ (Udi Keiwani) Autonym

A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Kiakala, Tazy, Ude, Udege, Udegei, Udegej, Udeghe, Udehe, Udekhe, Udige, Udighe
Autonym
Удиэ кэйэвэни‎ (Udi Keiwani)
Population
100 (2010 census). Ethnic population: 1,500 (2010 census).
Location:
Khabarovsk krai: Lazo area, Arsenievo and Gvasiugi settlements; Primorsky krai: Pozharsky area, Krasny Yar, Olon, and Sobolinyi settlements; Ternei area, Agzu settlement; Krasnoarmeisky area, Dalniy Kut, Melnichnoye, and Roschino settlements; Siberia far east.
Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Classification
Tungusic, Southern, Southeast, Udihe
Dialects
Khungari, Khor, Aniuy, Samarga, Bikin, Iman, Kur-Urmi. Dialect differences not great.
Language Use
Home. Older adults only. Shifted to Russian [rus] (Salminen 2007).
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. Texts.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Udihe
Writing
Cyrillic script [Cyrl].
Other Comments
Resettled in artificial villages in Russian-speaking [rus] region with Ukrainian and Nanai people. Children sent to boarding schools. Hezhe, in China may refer to this. Traditional religion, Christian.

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Location: Khabarovsk krai: Lazo area, Arsenievo and Gvasiugi settlements; Primorsky krai: Pozharsky area, Krasny Yar, Olon, and Sobolinyi settlements; Ternei area, Agzu settlement; Krasnoarmeisky area, Dalniy Kut, Melnichnoye, and Roschino settlements; Siberia far east.