To the question of the modern condition of the diasporic languages of the Krasnoyarsk region

Abstract

The article examines the current state of the diasporic languages of the Krasnoyarsk Region and the problem of their extinction which actualizes the study of these idioms as linguistic and ecological objects. Comparing the dynamics of representatives of the most numerous non-indigenous nationalities of the region and the proportion of persons owning these languages, from 2002 to 2010, the author focuses on the fact that the number of speakers of most minor languages is steadily decreasing. Based on the data presented in the official publication of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census, it was calculated first the percentage of own language of its own ethnic group by non-indigenous people of numerous nationalities of the Krasnoyarsk Region and secondly the percentage of non-indigenous people who indicated the language of their ethnic group as their mother tongue. It is revealed that the highest rates are observed among representatives of nationalities with a significant share of growth since 2002 (Uzbeks, Tajiks, Kyrgyz). These indicators are explained by a short time interval of assimilation processes affecting these ethnic groups. The percentage of representatives who indicated the language of their own ethnos as their own, as a rule, exceeds the percentage of those who speak this language, but the exception is made up of representatives of some old-timed diasporas (Ukrainians, Germans and Belarusians).