Nentsy

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A language spoken by the Nenets people in northern Siberia

noun

: nénets

Researchers are documenting the grammar of Nentsy to preserve it for future generations.

Examples

The Nentsy language is mainly spoken by indigenous people living in the Arctic region.
Many Nentsy speakers live in northern Siberia.
Few young people today are fluent in Nentsy, raising concerns about its survival.
The Nentsy language is rich in history.
Researchers are documenting the grammar of Nentsy to preserve it for future generations.
Few young people today are fluent in Nentsy, raising concerns about its survival.
The Nentsy language is mainly spoken by indigenous people living in the Arctic region.

Synonyms

Nenets

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A language spoken by the Nenets people in northern Siberia

has identical meaning but is a different name or spelling form

Nentsi

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A language spoken by the Nenets people in northern Siberia

shares the meaning but differs in orthography or form

Nenets language

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A language spoken by the Nenets people in northern Siberia

is identical in sense but differs only in naming style

Nentsy language

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A language spoken by the Nentsy people in northern Siberia

keeps identical meaning but uses another name variant

Nentsi language

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A language spoken by the Nenets people in northern Siberia

is identical in meaning but varies by phrasing or spelling

Yurak-Samoyed language

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Archaic

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A language once spoken by the Samoyed people of northern Siberia, also called Nenets

names the modern current language rather than the older term

Compounds

Nentsy language

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A language spoken by the Nentsy people in northern Siberia

Surface Forms

Nentsy singular

Nentsies plural

Etymology

Nentsy comes from the Russian name Nenets for this Arctic people, so it simply means the language spoken by the Nenets people of northern Siberia.