The '''Oroch language''' iswas a critically endangered language spoken by the [[Oroch people]] in [[Siberia]]. It iswas a member of the southern group of the [[Tungusic languages]] and is closely related to the [[Nanai language]] and [[Udege language]]. It is or was spoken in the [[Khabarovsk Krai]] ([[Komsomolsky District, Khabarovsk Krai|Komsomolsky]], [[Sovetskaya Gavan]], and [[Ulchsky District|Ulchsky]] districts). The language iswas split into three dialects: Tumninsky, Khadinsky, and Hungarisky. At the beginning of the 21st century, a written form of the language was created. The Russian government and the scientific field disagree on whether the language is living or extinct.<ref name="яио">{{cite book|author=Е. В. Перехвальская|title=Язык и общество. Энциклопедия |trans-title= Language and society. Encyclopedia // Oroch language |language=ru |location=М.|pages=339–342/872|publisher=Азбуковник|year=2016 |isbn=978-5-91172-129-9 |url= https://iling-ran.ru/library/sociolingva/2016_jazyk_i_obschestvo.pdf }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0024384113002295 |first=Inna |last=Tolskaya |year=2013 |title=Oroch Vowel Harmony |journal=''[[Lingua]]''
|volume=138 |date=2014-01 |pages=128-151 |doi=10.1016/j.lingua.2013.10.012 |quote=Oroch, a recently extinct Manchu-Tungusic language |language=en}}</ref>.
Oroch belongs to the northern subgroup of the [[Tungusic languages]], alongside [[Udege language|Udege]], its closest relative, and the [[Ewenic languages]].
