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
Recent Resources
Сказка на энецком языке, с переводом на русский.
перевод игры на энецкий язык.
детские стихотворения и песенки на энецком, с переводом.
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.
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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.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
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.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
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.