Enets, Tundra
A language of Russian Federation (Asia)
| Population | 10. Of the 10 speakers, 6 are in Vorontsovo and 3 in Karepovsk (Khanina and Shluinsky 2005: 4, 9). Ethnic population: 198 together with Forest Enets (2002 census). |
| Region | Taimyr National Okrug; Yenisei River mouth, downstream from Dudinka. ‘Tundra’ in Ust-Yenisei region, Vorontzovo settlement. |
| Language map |
Western Asian Russia, reference number 38 |
| Alternate names | Madu, Somatu, Yenisei Samoyedic |
| Dialects | Tundra and Forest Enets [enf] barely mutually intelligible. Transitional between Nenets [yrk] and Nganasan [nio]. Formerly officially considered part of Nenets. |
| Classification | Uralic, Samoyed, Northern Samoyed |
| Language use | Under 10% of the ethnic group speaks Enets. Very little use for day-to-day communication. Mainly older adults. Neutral attitude. Bilingual or trilingual. |
| Language development | Grammar. |
| Comments | Nearly extinct. |
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