Nganasan
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;
Uralic; Samoyedic
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Russian, Taimyr, Yakut Dolgan
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Generally, only individuals aged 40 or more are fully fluent in the language.
2000
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The northernmost language of the Eurasian continent; on central Taimyr, in the regions of the Pyasina and Taimyra river systems, within the Taimyr (Dolgano-Nenets) Autonomous District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia; in two main groups (western and eastern), corresponding to a slight dialectal difference.
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The northernmost language of the Eurasian continent; on central Taimyr, in the regions of the Pyasina and Taimyra river systems, within the Taimyr (Dolgano-Nenets) Autonomous District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia; in two main groups (western and eastern), corresponding to a slight dialectal difference.
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Russian, Taimyr, Yakut Dolgan
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There are still a few old speakers with little knowledge of Russian, or with a knowledge of a special Russian-based Taimyr pidgin only; middle-aged and younger speakers are, however, fully bilingual in Russian, with inevitable traces of Russian interference in native language use; some knowledge of Yakut Dolgan is also common.
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500. Ethnic population: 834.
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2007
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Siberia
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Taymyr
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Russian, Dolgan
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In 1989, it was reported that 83.2%% of the ethnic population were native speakers, which is approximately 1,060.
1993
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Russian Federation
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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).
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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).
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