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🧑‍🦰 A Siberian people 🗣️ A Siberian language
Nganasan

Nganasan

9.9
A language spoken by a native people living in northern Siberia
  • noun
: nganasan
  • There are only a few dozen speakers of Nganasan remaining today.

Examples

  • The Nganasan language is considered endangered.

  • The government is working to preserve the Nganasan language.

  • Linguists study Nganasan to learn more about the languages of the Arctic region.

  • The Nganasan language is unique among Uralic languages.

  • Linguists study Nganasan to learn more about the languages of the Arctic region.

  • The Nganasan language is considered endangered.

  • There are only a few dozen speakers of Nganasan remaining today.

Synonyms

Nganasan language
vsNganasan
9.9

A language spoken by the Nganasan people in northern Russia

is the broader label for the same language across northern Siberia

Compounds

Nganasan language
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A language spoken by the Nganasan people in northern Russia

Surface Forms

Nganasan singular
Nganasans plural

Etymology

Nganasan also names the language of the same people, so the Nganasan language is just the speech of the Nganasan people — think of it like 'English' for English people.