Enets, Tundra

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A language of Russian Federation

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

40 (2010 census). 6 in Vorontsovo, 3 in Karepovsk (2005 O. Khanina and A. Shluinsky). Ethnic population: 200 together with Forest Enets (2002 census).

Location

Vorontsovo and Karepovsk settlements; some nomads near Tukhard.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification
Uralic, Samoyed, Northern Samoyed, Enets
Dialects

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. Mainly older adults. Neutral attitudes. Bilingual in Russian [rus]. Some also use Nganasan [nio] (Salminen 2007).

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Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Enets, Tundra