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KET ISO 639-3

Ket

остыганна ка’‎ (Ostyganna ka’) Autonym

A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639
ket
Alternate Names
Imbak, Imbatski-Ket, Yenisei Ostyak, Yenisey Ostiak, Yenisey Ostyak
Autonym
остыганна ка’‎ (Ostyganna ka’)
Population
210 (2010 census). No monolinguals. Ethnic population: 1,220 (2010 census).
Location:
Krasnoyarsk krai: Baikitsk and Turukhansk regions, Bakhta, Baklanikha, Farkovo, Goroshikha, Kangatovo, Kellog, Maduyka, Sulomai, Surgutikha, Vereshchagino, and Verkhneimbatsk villages; eastern Siberia, upper Yenisei valley.
Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Classification
Yeniseian
Typology
Postpositions; noun head final; gender (masculine/feminine/neuter); case-marking (7 cases); verb affixes mark person, number; 24 consonant and 7 vowel phonemes; tonal (5 tone contours); movable stress.
Language Use
Home. Older adults only, very few child speakers (Salminen 2007). Mixed attitudes, from negative to mildly positive. Shifted to Russian [rus].
Language Development
Taught in 5 schools. Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ket
Writing
Cyrillic script [Cyrl].
Other Comments
No other extant related languages: Arin, Assan, and Kott peoples became extinct in the 19th century. Traditional way of life has changed. Traditional religion.

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Location: Krasnoyarsk krai: Baikitsk and Turukhansk regions, Bakhta, Baklanikha, Farkovo, Goroshikha, Kangatovo, Kellog, Maduyka, Sulomai, Surgutikha, Vereshchagino, and Verkhneimbatsk villages; eastern Siberia, upper Yenisei valley.