Nenets language - Definition and Overview

Nenets is a language spoken by the Nenets people in North Russia. It belongs to the Samoyedic languages which form the Uralic language family with the Finno-Ugric languages.

Nenets ( )
Spoken in:	Russia
Region:	Nenetsia, Yamalia, Taymyria, Komi, Murmansk Oblast
Total speakers:	26 730
Ranking:	Not in top 100
Genetic classification:	Uralic languages Samoyedic languages North Samoyedic languages
Official status
Official language of:
Regulated by:	-
Language codes
ISO 639-1	-
ISO 639-2	-
SIL	YRK

Geographical Distribution

Nenets is spoken by 27 273 people of which 26 730 people are native speakers. It is spoken in the wide area in North Russia including Nenetsia, Yamalia, Taymyria, Komi and the eastern parts of the Murmansk Oblast in the Kola peninsula.

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Example Usage of language
	Justin_loveu: @nenigirl22 hahaha,hafa adai!? wow..so little ppl. noe that...where r u from?did u noe that thats chamorro ur speakin,i mean the language?
	secretiive: #WhenTwitterWasDown i had some time to think about wat i wanted to do w/ my life. i think i wanna start my own language.
	chattyanna: Speaking a rare language has one great advantage: you can use it as a fantasy language in a story, and people will think you're brilliant.

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