Negidal
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A language of Russian Federation
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
El’kan Beye, Elkembey, Ilkan Beye, Neghidal, Negidaly
Population
74 (2010 census). Only a few fully fluent (Salminen 2007). Ethnic population: 510 (2010 census).
Location
Khabarovsk krai: Im and Kamenka; Paulina Osipenko region, lower reaches of Amur river.
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Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification
Dialects
Nizovsk, Verkhovsk.
Language Use
Seriously endangered (2000 A. Kibrik). Mainly older adults. Also use Russian [rus].
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources
From 1950s–1980s the state sent children to boarding schools. Contacts and intermarriage with the Ulch, Nanai, and Nivkh in the Amur area. Traditional religion.