Oroks
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.
Ульта, Ульча, Уильта, Нани | |
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Ethnic flag of the Orok | |
Group of Uilta people | |
| Total population | |
| c. 360 (est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Russia | 295 |
| Japan | 20 (1989) |
| Languages | |
| Orok, Russian, Japanese | |
| Religion | |
| Shamanism, Russian Orthodox Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Evens, Evenks, Ulchs, Nanai, Oroch, Udege | |
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