Omok language
Omok is an extinct Yukaghir language of Siberia, part of a dialect continuum with two surviving languages. It was last spoken perhaps as late as the 18th century. A wordlist of Omok, as well as its sister language Chuvan, was recorded in 1821 by Fyodor Matyushkin.[2]
| Omok | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Yakutia and Magadan Oblast |
| Ethnicity | Omoks |
| Extinct | 18th century or earlier[1] |
Yukaghir
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | omk |
omk | |
| Glottolog | yuka1240 |
Pre-contact distribution of Omok (yellow) and other Yukaghir languages | |
References
- Omok at MultiTree on the Linguist List
- Nikolaeva, Irina (2008). "Chuvan and Omok Languages?". Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics. 33: 313–336. ISSN 0169-0124.
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