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Yurta is the native language of the Yurta people and an official language of the Yurta autonomous region. It is spoken by approximately 1,829,000 people in [[Sauthar]], of which only 789,420 natively, and another 18,000 in other countries. 94% of ethnic Yurta and -% of the people of other ethnicities living in [[Sauthar]] claimed knowledge of the Yurta language during the 2018 census. Despite that and although Yurta is taught at schools and sometimes used in the media, it is considered {{wp|Endangered language|endangered}}, because [[Sautharian language|Sautharian]] dominates in most spheres of life outside of the Yurta autonomous region and few children learning the language outside of it are likely to become active users. | |||
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Revision as of 15:40, 2 May 2022
| Yurta | |
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| Юртӹ чылме, Юртӹшла Yurtă cĕlme, Yurtăsyla | |
| File:WelcomeToYurtaRegionSign.png Multilingual roadway sign in Sautharian (top) and Yurta (bottom), it reads as "You are now entering the Yurta Autonomous Region" | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈɪ̯urtʌ̹ ˈt͡ʃɨlme] [ɪ̯urˈtʌ̹ʃla] |
| Native to | Sauthar |
| Ethnicity | 837,251 Yurta |
Native speakers | 789,420 (native) 1,057,675 (2nd language) (2018) |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | yrt |
| ISO 639-3 | yrt |
Yurta (natively known as: Юртӹ чылме, Yurtă cĕlme, IPA: [ˈɪ̯urtʌ̹ ˈt͡ʃɨlme]) is an isolate language spoken by the indiginous Yurta people of northern Sauthar, primarily in the Yurta autonomous region and adjacent areas, and the Yurta diaspora. Approximantly 1/7th of the Yurta population is monolingual due to them living in rural areas. There are 3 dialect groups of Yurta, northern, southern and island, only the norhtern and island variaeties are still spoken daily.
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Yurta is the native language of the Yurta people and an official language of the Yurta autonomous region. It is spoken by approximately 1,829,000 people in Sauthar, of which only 789,420 natively, and another 18,000 in other countries. 94% of ethnic Yurta and -% of the people of other ethnicities living in Sauthar claimed knowledge of the Yurta language during the 2018 census. Despite that and although Yurta is taught at schools and sometimes used in the media, it is considered endangered, because Sautharian dominates in most spheres of life outside of the Yurta autonomous region and few children learning the language outside of it are likely to become active users.