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Entsi

Entsi

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A language spoken by the Enets people in northern Siberia
  • noun
: entsi
  • The Entsi language is unique to the Enets people.

Examples

  • The Entsi language is considered critically endangered due to its declining number of speakers.

  • Only a few elders in the community still speak fluent Entsi.

  • Linguists have published several studies about the grammar of Entsi.

  • Many children in Siberia are learning Entsi in school.

  • Only a few elders in the community still speak fluent Entsi.

  • Many children in Siberia are learning Entsi in school.

  • The Entsi language is considered critically endangered due to its declining number of speakers.

Synonyms

Enets language
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A language spoken by the Enets people in northern Siberia

is the same meaning but notes use is mainly concentrated in northern Siberia
Enets
vsEntsi
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A language spoken by the Enets people in northern Siberia, Russia

is the same but adds the country's name to the region
Entsy
vsEntsi
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A language spoken by the Enets people in Siberia

is narrower, specifying that use is mainly in northern Siberia
Entsy language
vsEntsi
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The language spoken by the Enets people in Siberia

is narrower, specifying that use is mainly in northern Siberia
Entsi language
vsEntsi
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A language spoken by the Entsi people of Siberia

refers to the language of the original named people rather than that other group

Compounds

Entsi language
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A language spoken by the Entsi people of Siberia

Surface Forms

Entsi singular
Entsis plural

Etymology

The word Entsi comes from the name of the Enets people who live in northern Siberia, so it is the people's name used for their language, just like English names the language of the English. That's why Entsi means the Uralic language spoken by the Enets.