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Peoples of Russia
Taz
The Taz are an ethnic group. Their self-designations are Ude, Udehe. In 2000, the Taz were given the status of native small-numbered people.
Language
They speak the Udege language which belongs to the Amur group of the Tungus-Manchu branch of the Altai language family. The Taz people used to speak a dialect of Chinese using a lot of borrowing from the Udege and Nanay languages. Today the Taz people on the territory of Russia consider Russian to be their native language.
Dispersion
The majority of the Ude live in the Primorsky territory (the upper reaches of the river Ussuri and the Olginsky district of the Primorsky territory).
Society
Since the end of the 19th century, nuclear families (parents with children) of up to eight people have prevailed.
Traditional occupations
The annual economy cycle of the Taz people combined hunting with fishing and foraging. They hunted for fur and meat; the Taz also procured panty, the young unossified antlers of the Far Eastern red deer.
Dwellings
The traditional dwellings were fairly diverse: wooden huts with two sloping surfaces, chums, semi-dugouts of various forms, loghouses on piles.
Food
The Taz cook many dishes traditional for North China: steamed pampushka fritters (steam-cooked dough), boudkhe (pasties with meat filling cooked in the similar way), lantsey (dishes from meat and straw potatoes) and dumplings.
