This paper describes the process of adapting the Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (LITMUS-MAIN) to Yakut. A brief description of the Yakut language and its status in Russia is given after which the use of the Yakut version of MAIN in the Republic of Sakha (Russia) is described.
After a brief overview of the linguistic situation in Tajikistan, this paper describes the adaptation and use of the Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (LITMUS-MAIN) in the Tajik and Shughni languages of Tajikistan.