Enets, Tundra

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A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Madu, Somatu, Yenisei Samoyedic
User Population

40 (2010 census). Includes Forest Enets [enf]. Ethnic population: 230 (2010 census). Includes Forest Enets [enf].

Location

Krasnoyarsk krai: Karepovsk and Vorontsovo settlements; some nomads near Tukhard.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Uralic, Samoyed, Northern Samoyed, Enets
Dialects

None known. Tundra and Forest Enets [enf] barely mutually intelligible. Transitional between Nenets [yrk] and Nganasan [nio]. Formerly officially considered part of Nenets.

Language Use

Under 10% of ethnic group speaks Enets. Few domains. Older adults only. Neutral attitudes. Shifted to Russian [rus] (Salminen 2007). Also use Nganasan [nio].

Language Development

Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Enets, Tundra