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Nentsi

Nentsi

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A language spoken by the Nenets people in northern Siberia
  • noun
: nentsi
  • The Nentsi language is part of the Uralic family.

Examples

  • The Nentsi language is rich in vocabulary related to the Arctic environment.

  • Many Nentsi speakers live in remote areas of Siberia.

  • Fewer people speak Nentsi today due to cultural changes in northern Siberia.

  • Researchers are studying the grammar of Nentsi to better understand its origins.

  • Fewer people speak Nentsi today due to cultural changes in northern Siberia.

  • Researchers are studying the grammar of Nentsi to better understand its origins.

  • The Nentsi language is part of the Uralic family.

Synonyms

Nenets
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A language spoken by the Nenets people in northern Siberia

is the preferred spelling used here
Nenets language
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A language spoken by the Nenets people in northern Siberia

is the chosen spelling in this entry
Nentsy language
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A language spoken by the Nentsy people in northern Siberia

is the entry form independent of that people name variant
Nentsy
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A language spoken by the Nenets people in northern Siberia

is the established form here rather than that variant
Nentsi language
vsNentsi
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A language spoken by the Nenets people in northern Siberia

is the primary spelling preferred in this dataset

Compounds

Nentsi language
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A language spoken by the Nenets people in northern Siberia

Surface Forms

Nentsi singular
Nentsis plural

Etymology

Nentsi names the language of the Nenets people of northern Siberia; it simply comes from the people's name, just like Finnish comes from 'Finns' and Hungarian comes from 'Hungarians'. A helpful way to remember it is to think 'Nentsi' means 'language of the Nenets', and it is part of the same language family as Finnish and Hungarian.