Negidal

A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639: neg
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.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Tungusic, Northern, Negidal
Dialects: Nizovsk, Verkhovsk.
Language Use: Older adults only. Shifted to Russian [rus].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.
Other Comments: 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.

Location: Khabarovsk krai: Im and Kamenka; Paulina Osipenko region, lower reaches of Amur river.