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Orok (other)
Orok may refer to: *Orok people, an ethnic group of Sakhalin, Russia *Orok language, a Tungusic language of Russia See also * Oroch (other) * Orrock (other) * Oruk * Urok (other) {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orok People
Oroks (''Ороки'' in Russian; self-designation: ''Ulta, Ulcha''), sometimes called Uilta, are a people in the Sakhalin Oblast (mainly the eastern part of the island) in Russia. The Orok language belongs to the Southern group of the Tungusic language family. According to the 2002 Russian census, there were 346 Oroks living in Northern Sakhalin by the Okhotsk Sea and Southern Sakhalin in the district by the city of Poronaysk. According to the 2010 census there were 295 Oroks in Russia. Etymology The name Orok is believed to derive from the exonym ''Oro'' given by a Tungusic group meaning "a domestic reindeer". The Orok self-designation endonym is ''Ul'ta'', probably from the root ''Ula'' (meaning "domestic reindeer" in Orok). Another self-designation is ''Nani''. Occasionally, the Oroks, as well as the Orochs and Udege, are erroneously called Orochons. The Uilta Association in Japan claims that the term Orok has a derogatory connotation. Population and settlement The tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
