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Ulch language

Tungusic language of far eastern Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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).

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Phonology

Vowels

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  • Vowel length is also distributed.

Consonants

More information Labial, Alveolar ...
  • [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/.[2]
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Alphabet

А а (а̄) Б б В в Г г Д д Дʼ дʼ Е е
(е̄) Ё ё (ё̄) Ж ж З з И и (ӣ) Й й
К к Л л М м Н н Нʼ нʼ Ӈ ӈ О о (о̄)
П п Р р С с Т т У у (ӯ) Ф ф Х х
Ц ц Ч ч Ш ш Щ щ ъ Ы ы ь Э э
(э̄) Ю ю (ю̄) Я я (я̄)

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

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