Summary of deposit

A comprehensive archive of all Middle Chulym (Ös dili) project materials, including unedited video, audio, photos, lexica, and field notes, as well as processed, edited and annotated recordings, scholarly articles, and a documentary film containing Chulym materials. Interviews with 12 of the remaining speakers (estimated to number no more than 20 persons), including several who are now deceased. Copies of legacy data collected by other scholars is also included. This collection contains the only known video and audio recordings of this language.

Group represented

Chulym (also known as Middle Chulym, "Tadar", "Ös")

Language information

Middle Chulym, Chulym, Chulym Tatar, Ös

Special Characteristics

Only known video and audio recordings of this language.

Deposit history

Most materials collected by David Harrison personally with Dr. Greg Anderson. Small amounts were contributed as legacy data by the Tomsk Laboratory of Siberian Languages.