Yukaghirs

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The Yukaghirs are an indigenous people of northeastern Siberia known for their traditional hunting and fishing lifestyle and their distinct Yukaghir languages.

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Yukaghirs canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
climateOfHomeland arctic
subarctic
continent Asia
country Russia
culturalArea Siberia
economyType subsistence economy
ethnonymInRussian юкагиры
federalSubjectOfResidence Magadan Oblast
Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
linked to: Sakha Republic
historicalTerritory basin of the Alazeya River
basin of the Indigirka River
basin of the Kolyma River
language Kolyma Yukaghir
linked to: Yukaghir

Tundra Yukaghir
linked to: Yukaghir
languageFamily Yukaghir languages
languageShiftTo Russian
Yakut
languageStatus severely endangered
minorityStatus small-numbered Indigenous people of the North in Russia
oralTradition epic songs
folktales
shamanic chants
populationTrend declining
primarySubsistenceActivity fishing in rivers and lakes
hunting wild reindeer
trapping fur-bearing animals
recognizedAsIndigenousPeopleOf Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
region Northeastern Siberia
linked to: Eastern Siberia
relatedTopic Indigenous peoples of Siberia
Yukaghir languages
linked to: Yukaghir
religion Russian Orthodoxy
socialOrganization clan-based
traditionalClothingMaterial fur
reindeer hide
traditionalDwelling conical tent
semi-subterranean house
traditionalLifestyle fishing
hunting
reindeer herding
traditionalReligion animism
shamanism
traditionalTransport dog sled
reindeer sled

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