Kili language

E302349

The Kili language is a lesser-known Tungusic language spoken by small indigenous communities in parts of northeastern Asia, particularly in Russia.

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Kili language canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tungusic language
language
alternativeNameStatus lesser-known Tungusic variety
country Russia
documentationStatus poorly documented
ethnicity Indigenous peoples of the Russian Far East
surface form: Indigenous peoples of Russia
family Tungusic
ISO639Status no widely used ISO 639 code reported
languageEndangerment severely endangered
languageFamilyLevel Altaic languages (proposed)
surface form: Altaic (proposed)
linguisticTypology agglutinative language
morphology suffixing morphology
numberOfSpeakers very few speakers
phonologicalFeature vowel harmony (typical of Tungusic)
region Northeast Asia
surface form: Northeastern Asia
relatedTo other Tungusic languages
script primarily oral tradition
speakerCommunity small indigenous communities
spokenIn Russia Far East
surface form: Russian Far East
status endangered language
subclassOf Tungusic languages
transmission largely interrupted intergenerational transmission
useContext primarily used in daily oral communication within communities
wordOrder SOV (subject–object–verb)
writingSystem no widely standardized writing system

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Tungusic languages hasMemberLanguage Kili language