Enets language
Moribund Samoyedic language of Siberia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Nenets languages.
Enets is a Samoyedic language of Northern Siberia spoken on the Lower Yenisei within the boundaries of the Taimyr Municipality District, a subdivision of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia Federation. Enets belongs to the Northern branch of the Samoyedic languages, in turn a branch of the Uralic language family.[5] In 2010 about 40 people claimed to be native Enets speakers, while In 2020, 69 people claimed to speak Enets natively, while 97 people answered to know Enets in total.[6]
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Enets | |
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Онэй база (Onei baza)[1] | |
Native to | Russia |
Region | Krasnoyarsk Krai, along the lower Yenisei River |
Ethnicity | 260 Enets people (2010 census) |
Native speakers | 69 (2020 census)[2] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:enf – Forest Enetsenh – Tundra Enets |
Glottolog | enet1250 |
Forest Enets is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
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