Tundra Enets
Also Known As:
Somatu Enets, Madu, тундровый энецкий, сомату, Yenisei Samoyed, онаь базаан, ona' bazaan, enetj, enets, Yenisey, Jenissei-Dialekt, Jenisei, Enets, Jenisej-Samojedisch, Enzisch, Yenisey Samoyedic, iénisséi, enete, èncy, Yensisei-Samoyed, Yenisei Samoyedic, Yenisei Somoyed, Enec, Yenets, Yenisey-Samoyedic, Eńeć, Samojedi, Samojedimanzela, enyec nyelv, enetsin kieli
Dialects & Varieties
Tundra Enets

Language Information by Source

Europe and North Asia

Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.

Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~30
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 5

A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.

5
Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 5

Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.

5
Transmission

Transmission 5

There are only a few elderly speakers.

5

Speakers

Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context

Countries
Siberia
Location Description

Spoken in the tundra zone on the lower Yenisey, now concentrated in the village of Vorontsovo in Ust’-Yeniseysk County in Taymyr (Dolgan and Nenets) Autonomous District in the Russian Federation.

Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Russian, Nganasan
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
None

Writing Systems

Standard orthography:
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Community Members