Also Known As:
Tundra Yurak, Bol'shezemel'sk Nenets, tundranenetsi, тундровый ненецкий язык, nyenetsya' vada, Dialekt der Tundrajuraken, ненэцяʼ вада, нешанский язык, нещанский язык
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Mark, Luke and John Gospel in Tundra Nenets in following formats: pdf; ebook formats: epub, fb2 and
The Wikipedia page for the Tundra Nenets language of Northern Russia.
Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
3
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
3
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
A Grammar of Tundra Nenets
Bibliography of Locations:
"Tundra Yurak Dialect of Nenets." Online: http://multitree.org/codes/yrk-tun.html.
Bibliography of Context:
A Grammar of Tundra Nenets