Enets language
| Enets | |
|---|---|
| Онэй база Onei baza | |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Krasnoyarsk Krai, along the lower Yenisei River |
| Ethnicity | 260 Enets people (2010 census) |
Native speakers | 69 (2020 census, Russia) 18 (2001, Ukraine) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:enf – Forest Enetsenh – Tundra Enets |
| Glottolog | enet1250 |
Current distribution of Enets languages. | |
Forest Enets is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Enets is a Samoyedic language of Northern Siberia spoken on the Lower Yenisei within the boundaries of the Taimyr Municipality District, a subdivision of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian Federation. Enets belongs to the Northern branch of the Samoyedic languages, in turn a branch of the Uralic language family.