Negidal language

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Negidal
Spoken in: Russia 
Region: Russian Far East
Total speakers: 100-175
Language family: Altaic[1] (disputed)
 Tungusic
  Northern
   Negidal
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: neg
ISO 639-3: neg
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Negidal (also known as Negidaly, Neghidal) is a language of the Tungusic family spoken in the Russian Far East along the lower reaches of the Amur River. It is nearing extinction. There are two dialects: Upper dialect and Lower dialect, the latter of which is influenced by the Evenki language.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Gordon, 2005 (Altaic)

[edit] Bibliography

  • Ethnologue entry for Negidal
  • Kazama, Shinjiro (October 2002). "ネギダール語 テキストと文法概説 (Negidal Texts and Grammar)". ツングース言語文化論集 (Publications on Tungus languages and cultures) 19.  With CD.
  • Cincius, V.I. (1982). Негидальский язык (The Negidal language). 
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Altaic languages
Notes: *Japonic and Korean are not generally recognized as belonging to the Altaic language family. See also Buyeo languages.
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Tungusic languages
Northern
Even | Evenki | Manegir | Negidal | Oroqen | Solon
Southern
Southeastern: Akani | Birar | Kile | Nanai | Oroch
Orok | Samagir | Udege | Ulch
Southwestern: Jurchen | Manchu | Xibe
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