Enets, Tundra

A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639: enh
Alternate Names: Madu, Somatu, Yenisei Samoyedic
Population: 40 (2010 census). Includes Forest Enets [enf]. Ethnic population: 230 (2010 census). Includes Forest Enets [enf].
Location:: Krasnoyarsk krai: Karepovsk and Vorontsovo settlements; some nomads near Tukhard.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Uralic, Samoyed, Northern Samoyed, Enets
Dialects: None known. Tundra and Forest Enets [enf] barely mutually intelligible. Transitional between Nenets [yrk] and Nganasan [nio]. Formerly officially considered part of Nenets.
Language Use: Under 10% of ethnic group speaks Enets. Few domains. Older adults only. Neutral attitudes. Shifted to Russian [rus] (Salminen 2007). Also use Nganasan [nio].
Language Development: Dictionary.

Location: Krasnoyarsk krai: Karepovsk and Vorontsovo settlements; some nomads near Tukhard.