Orokko

Japanese: Orokko
Orokko

...the language of the Uilta people, an ethnic minority living in the northern part of Sakhalin from around Poronaysk. Traditionally called Orokko, Uilta is the self-appointment of this ethnic group. It is one of the Tungusic languages.

From the Uilta

...The population was 150-160 in North Sakhalin (1925-28) and 300 in South Sakhalin (1926), but no recent figures have been released. Formerly called Orokko, they call themselves Uilta, Ulita, or Uritcha. They speak the Uilta (Orokko) language.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Orokko" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…サハリン(樺太)のポロナイスク(敷香(しくか))付近から北部に居住する少数民族ウイルタ族の固有の言語。従来オロッコ語Orokkoとよばれたが,ウイルタはこの民族の自称である。ツングース諸語の一つである。…

【ウイルタ族】より

…人口は北サハリンで150~160(1925‐28),南サハリンで300(1926)であったが,最近では発表されていない。旧称オロッコOrokko,自称はウイルタ,ウリタ,ウリチャ。ウイルタ語(オロッコ語)を話す。…

※「Orokko」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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