Also Known As:
Tavgi Samoyed, Tavgy, Ŋanasan, Tawgy, Tavgi, нганасанский язык, тавгийский язык, tavgiysky, тавгийско-самоедский язык, tavgiysko-samoyedsky, ня”, njaʔ, Ня’’ сиәде, Nganasanin kieli, Northern Samoyed, Tawgy-Samojedisch, Nganasanisch, tavgui, ŋanasaŋ, nganasany, Tawgi, Samojeditawgi, Tawgy-Sprache
Dialects & Varieties
- Khatang
- Avam
The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire
"The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire." edited by Andrew Humphreys and Krista Mits. Online: http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook.
Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,060
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
3
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
No results found.
Second-language speakers and learners
No results found.
Semi-speakers or rememberers
No results found.
Children:
No results found.
Young adults
No results found.
Older adults
No results found.
Elders
No results found.
Ethnic or community population
1,278
Year information was gathered
No results found.
Comments on speakers
No results found.
Location and Context
Countries
Russian Federation
Location Description
The Nganasans are the northernmost of the Samoyedic peoples, living on the Taymyr Peninsula in the Arctic Ocean. Administratively, their Arctic territory is part of the Taymyr Autonomous Region of the Krasnoyarsk district (formerly the Dolgan-Nenets National District).
Government Support
No results found.
Institutional Support
No results found.
Speakers' Attitude
No results found.
Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
none
Other writing systems used:
No results text.
Comments on writing systems:
The Nganasans have never had a written language. In 1988 N. Tereshchenko compiled the 41-letter alphabet based on Russian characters but unfortunately no data exists of its actual use.
Recent Resources
Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Nganasan
The collection of links containing texts written in Nganasan.
Luke Gospel in Nganasan in pdf format.