Enets, Tundra

ENH

nearly extinct

Alternate Names: Madu, Somatu, Yenisei Samoyedic

Dialects: None known. Tundra and Forest Enets , barely mutually intelligible. Transitional between Nenets , and Nganasan ,. Formerly officially considered part of Nenets.

Genealogy:

Uralic
Samoyed
Northern Samoyed
Enets

Demographics: 40 (2010 census). Includes Forest Enets ,. Ethnic population: 230 (2010 census). Includes Forest Enets ,.

Language Use: Under 10% of ethnic group speaks Enets. Few domains. Mainly older adults. Neutral attitudes. Also use Nganasan [nio], Russian [rus].

Language Development: Grammar.

Nation of Origin: Russian Federation