Yugh people
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Yugh people were part of an indigenous
group believed to be survivors of an ancient people who originally lived throughout central Siberia
. The Yugh people lived along the Yenisei River
from Yeniseisk to the mouth of the Dupches River.
, but in the 1960s the Yugh were distinguished from the Ket, having their own distinct, although related Yugh language
and customs. By the late 1980s the Yugh people, along with their language, had disappeared as a separate ethnic group. By the early 1990s the Yugh language was considered extinct, as only two or three non-fluent Yugh language speakers remained. The Yugh people and their extinct relatives are referred to as Yeniseians by linguists and ethnographers.
In 1991 the ethnic population consisted of 10 to 15 individuals in the Turukhan Region of the Krasnoyarsk Krai
at the Vorogovo settlement.
The 2002 Census recorded 19 ethnic Yugh in all of Russia.
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples are ethnic groups that are defined as indigenous according to one of the various definitions of the term, there is no universally accepted definition but most of which carry connotations of being the "original inhabitants" of a territory....
group believed to be survivors of an ancient people who originally lived throughout central Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
. The Yugh people lived along the Yenisei River
Yenisei River
Yenisei , also written as Yenisey, is the largest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean. It is the central of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean...
from Yeniseisk to the mouth of the Dupches River.
Recent history
Previously the Yughs were considered part of the northern group of Ket peopleKet people
Kets are a Siberian people who speak the Ket language. In Imperial Russia they were called Ostyaks, without differentiating them from several other Siberian peoples. Later they became known as Yenisey ostyaks, because they lived in the middle and lower basin of the Yenisei River in the Krasnoyarsk...
, but in the 1960s the Yugh were distinguished from the Ket, having their own distinct, although related Yugh language
Yugh language
Yugh is a Yeniseian language, closely related to Ket, formerly spoken by the Yugh people, one of the southern groups along the Yenisei River in central Siberia. In the past it was regarded as a dialect of the Ket language, which was considered to be a language isolate...
and customs. By the late 1980s the Yugh people, along with their language, had disappeared as a separate ethnic group. By the early 1990s the Yugh language was considered extinct, as only two or three non-fluent Yugh language speakers remained. The Yugh people and their extinct relatives are referred to as Yeniseians by linguists and ethnographers.
In 1991 the ethnic population consisted of 10 to 15 individuals in the Turukhan Region of the Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai is a federal subject of Russia . It is the second largest federal subject after the Sakha Republic, and Russia's largest krai, occupying an area of , which is 13% of the country's total territory. The administrative center of the krai is the city of Krasnoyarsk...
at the Vorogovo settlement.
The 2002 Census recorded 19 ethnic Yugh in all of Russia.