Taz people

Taz
(Тазы)
Total population
274
Regions with significant populations
 Russia 274[1]
Languages
Russian, Taz
Related ethnic groups
Udege Chinese Nanai

The Taz (Russian: plural Тазы, transliterated Tazy) primarily live in Russia. They formed in the 1890s, from intermarriages between Udege, Nanai and Chinese. The Taz speak Russian and the Taz language (a Northeast Mandarin variety with loanwords from Udege and Nanai). In the 1880s (?), around 1,050 Taz speakers existed; today only elders speak the language. [2]

According to the Russian Census of 2002, the total Taz population numbered 276. Among these:

  • 276 spoke Russian[3]
  • 131 were males (53 urban, 78 rural) and 145 females (57 urban, 88 rural)[4]
  • 110 were urban (53 males, 57 females) and 166 rural (78 males, 88 females)[4]

In Bashkortostan, four people identified themselves as Taz[5]

In Khabarovsk Krai, three people identified themselves as Taz - one male and two females, all of them living in urban areas.[6]

In the 2010 Russian census the number of Taz in Russia dropped to 274.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Russian Census 2010: Population by ethnicity Archived April 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. (in Russian)
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  5. ↑ "Главная::Башкортостанстат". Archived from the original on August 16, 2005. Retrieved December 21, 2006.
  6. ↑ Archived June 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
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