Karagas

KIM

nearly extinct

Alternate Names: Kamas, Karagass, Sayan Samoyed, Tofa, Tofalar

Genealogy:

Altaic
Turkic
Northern

Demographics: 93 (2010 census). Less than 40 fluent speakers, same number of passive speakers (Salminen 2007). Ethnic population: 760 (2010 census).

Language Use: Seriously endangered (2000 A. Kibrik). Home. Older adults. Neutral attitudes. Also use Russian [rus].

Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.

Nation of Origin: Russian Federation

Other Comments: Christian.