Yukaghir, Southern

A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639: yux
Alternate Names: Forest Yukagir, Jukagir, Kolym, Kolyma, Kolyma Yukaghir, Odul, Southern Yukagir, Yukagir
Population: 370 (2010 census). Census includes Northern Yukaghir [ykg]. Ethnic population: 1,600. Census includes Southern Yukaghir [yux].
Location:: Magadan province: upper Kolyma county, Nelemnoye and Zyryanka.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Yukaghir
Dialects: None known. Not inherently intelligible of Northern Yukaghir [ykg].
Typology: SOV; postpositions; genitives, articles, adjectives, numerals, relatives before noun heads; question word not initial or final; 2 prefixes, 6 suffixes; focus is preverbal, subjects and topics tend to be initial; affixes indicate case of noun phrases; person and number of subject is obligatory; split intransitivity: intransitive subjects encode as transitive when nonfocus, focus marked the same for intransitive subjects and direct objects, and only for those; otherwise accusative; resultative; reflexive; reciprocal; causative; comparative; CV, CVCCVV; nontonal.
Language Use: Home. Older adults only. Shifted to Russian [rus]. Also use Even [eve], especially older adults. Also use Yakut [sah], especially younger.
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.

Location: Magadan province: upper Kolyma county, Nelemnoye and Zyryanka.