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Also known as Udihe, Udekhe language, Udeghe language, Udihe language, Udege language

Tungusic language spoken by the Udeges in Northeast Asia

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Native to
Russia
Region
Russian Far East
Ethnicity
1,325 Udeges (2020 census)
Native speakers
674 (2020 census)
Language family
Tungusic Northern Udegheic Udege
Dialects
Kur-Urmi Northern Southern/Kyakala
Writing system
Cyrillic
Iso 639 3
ude
Glottolog
udih1248
Elp
Udege

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number of speakers, writers, or signers
103
Commons category
Udege language
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Udege (also known as Udihe, Udekhe and Udeghe) is the language of the Udege people. It is a member of the Tungusic family. It is a moribund language, and classified as critically endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

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