Nenets
A language of Russian Federation (Asia)
| Population | 31,300. Ethnic population: 41,302 including both Forest Nenets and Tundra Nenets. |
| Region | Northwest Siberia, tundra area from mouth of north Dvina River in northeast Europe to the delta of the Yenisei in Asia; scattered in Kola Peninsula; Nenets, Yamalo-Nenets, and Taimyr national okrugs. |
| Language maps |
Western Asian Russia, reference number 26 |
| Alternate names | Nenec, Nenetsy, Nentse, Yurak, Yurak Samoyed |
| Dialects | Forest Yurak, Tundra Yurak. |
| Classification | Uralic, Samoyed |
| Language use | 80% use Nenets in daily life. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Russian. |
| Language development | Most attended school and read Russian. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 2004. |
| Writing system | Cyrillic script. |
| Comments | Mainly nomadic. Reindeer herdsmen. Christian, traditional religion. |
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