Members
The two extant varieties of Yukaghir are:
- Tundra Yukaghir (Northern Yukaghir, also known as Wadul): 30 to 150 speakers as of 1989. Last spoken in the tundra belt extending between the lower Indigirka to the lower Kolyma basin (69°N 154°E / 69°N 154°E / 69; 154). Formerly spoken in a much wider area extending to the Lena basin in the west.
- Kolyma Yukaghir (Forest Yukaghir, Southern Yukaghir, also known as Odul): 5 to 10 speakers as of 2009 . Last spoken in the forest zone near the sources of the Kolyma, divided between the Sakha Republic and the Magadan Oblast (around 65°N 153°E / 65°N 153°E / 65; 153), previously in the wider area of the upper Kolyma region.
Extinct varieties include Omok and Chuvantsy, which survived until perhaps the 18th century.
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