Ulch people

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The Ulch people are an indigenous Tungusic ethnic group of the Russian Far East, traditionally living along the lower Amur River and known for their fishing-based culture and distinct language.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Ulch language 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tungusic language
Tungusic people
ethnic group
indigenous people
administrativeArea Khabarovsk Krai NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country Russia
culturalArea Amur River basin NERFINISHED
economicActivity commercial fishing
subsistence fishing
ethnicMinorityStatus ethnic minority in Russia
ethnolinguisticGroup Tungusic peoples NERFINISHED
ethnonym Ulch NERFINISHED
language Ulch language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Tungusic languages NERFINISHED
languageStatus endangered language
nativeName ульчи NERFINISHED
populationTrend declining
recognizedAs indigenous small-numbered people of the North, Siberia and the Far East of Russia
region Russian Far East NERFINISHED
Russian Far East NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Evenki people NERFINISHED
Nanai people NERFINISHED
Oroch people NERFINISHED
Udege people NERFINISHED
religion Russian Orthodoxy NERFINISHED
shamanism
traditionalBelief animism
traditionalClothingMaterial fish skin
fur
leather
traditionalCraft boat building
fish processing
net making
traditionalFood dried fish
fermented fish
fish
traditionalHousing semi-subterranean dwellings
wooden houses
traditionalOccupation fishing
traditionalRegion lower Amur River NERFINISHED
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalTransport dog sleds
river boats
writingSystem Cyrillic script

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Udege people relatedEthnicGroup Ulch people
Ulch language spokenBy Ulch people