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Sigma KEE - KetLanguage
KetLanguage
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The KetLanguage is a YeniseiOstyakLanguage of Russia (Asia). SIL code: KET. ISO 639-2: mis. Population: 550 to 990 mother tongue speakers (80% to 85%) out of an ethnic population of 1,100 to 1,200 (1995, M. Krauss, 1991 A.E. Kibrik). Region: Upper Yenisei Valley, Krasnoyarski drai, Turukhansk and Baikitsk regions, Sulomai, Bakhta, Verkhneimbatsk, Kellog, Kangatovo, Surgutikha, Vereshchagino, Baklanikha, Farkovo, Goroshikha, and Maiduka villages. East of the Khanti and Mansi, eastern Siberia. Alternate names: YENISEI OSTYAK, YENISEY OSTIAK, IMBATSKI-KET Comments: Bilingualism in Russian. Youngest speakers are children or people 25 to 35 years old. No other extant related languages: the Arin, Assan, and Kott peoples became extinct in the 19th century. Traditional way of life has changed. Taught in 5 schools. Traditional religion.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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