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Wikipedia / 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

  • Vowel length is also distributed.

Consonants

  • [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

  • Sunik, O. P. (1985). Ul'chskij jazyk: issledovanija i materially. Leningrad: Nauka, Leningradskoe Otdelenie. 262pp.