Oroks (Ороки in Russian; self designation: ульта, or ulta) are a people in the Sakhalin Oblast (mainly, eastern part of the island) in Russia. The Orok language belongs to the southern group of the Tungusic language family. Occasionally, the Oroks, as well as the Orochs and Udeges, are erroneously called Orochons. It is believed that the Oroks originate from interbreeding between the Lamuts, Ulchs, and Nivkhs. According to the 2002 census, there were 346 Oroks in Russia. The Sakhalin Oblast (Russian: Сахали́нская о́бласть) is a regional subdivision of Russia. ... Tungusic languages (or Manchu-Tungus languages) are spoken in Eastern Siberia and Manchuria. ... Orochs or orochons is a small people of Russia that speak the Oroch (Orochon) dialect of the Southern group of Tungusic languages. ... Udege (Удэгейцы in Russian; self designation: удээ and удэхе, or udae and udekhe correspondingly) are a people in the Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai in Russia. ... Orochs or orochons is a small people of Russia that speak the Oroch (Orochon) dialect of the Southern group of Tungusic languages. ... The Evens (formerly known as the Lamuts) (Эвены in Russian) are a people in Siberia. ... The Ulchis or Ulchs (Ульчи, ольчи in Russian; self designation: пани, or pani) are an indigenous people of Siberia. ... The Nivkhs (also Nivkh or Gilyak; ethnonym: Nivxi; language, нивхгу - Nivxgu) are an indigenous people inhabiting the region of the region of the Amur River estuary and on nearby Sakhalin Island. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...