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Ket language

The Ket (/ˈkɛt/ KET) language, or more specifically Imbak and formerly known as Yenisei Ostyak (/ˈɒstiæk/ OSS-tee-ak), is the sole surviving language of the Yeniseian language family. It is spoken along the middle Yenisei basin by the Ket people.

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Dialects
Northern · Central · Southern
ELP
Ket
Ethnicity
1,088 Ket (2021)
Glottolog
kett1243
ISO 639-3
ket
Language family
KeticKet · Ket

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Ket language

Nodes72
Edges71
Triples70
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027778
Components1

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Ket language

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Ket language → Andrei, Books, Dene, Descriptive Grammar, Edward, Filtchenko, Folkestone, Global Lexicostatistical DatabaseSilent Extinction, Global Oriental, Google Video Archived, In The Red Book, Indigenous Peoples, ISBN, Jüri, Kent, Ket, Ket LanguageGeorg, Ket Swadesh, Kets, Language Description
Dialects · 3
Ket language → Central, Northern, Southern
Recognised minority language in · 3
Ket language → Evenkiysky District, Krasnoyarsky Krai Evenkiysky District Turukhansky District, Turukhansky District
Language family · 2
Ket language → Ket, KeticKet
ELP · 1
Ket language → Ket
Ethnicity · 1
Ket language → 1,088 Ket (2021)
Glottolog · 1
Ket language → kett1243
ISO 639-3 · 1
Ket language → ket
Linguasphere · 1
Ket language → 43-AAA-a
Native speakers · 1
Ket language → 30 (2024) 153 (2020 census)

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Important terminology

ket da⁸ di⁸ language verb conjugation incorporation subject number verbs class turns preterite languages yeniseian prefixes prefix a⁴ hair speakers

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Ket languageDialectsNorthern1.00infobox
Ket languageDialectsCentral1.00infobox
Ket languageDialectsSouthern1.00infobox
Ket languageELPKet1.00infobox
Ket languageEthnicity1,088 Ket (2021)1.00infobox
Ket languageGlottologkett12431.00infobox
Ket languageISO 639-3ket1.00infobox
Ket languageLanguage familyKeticKet1.00infobox
Ket languageLanguage familyKet1.00infobox
Ket languageLinguasphere43-AAA-a1.00infobox
Ket languageNative speakers<30 (2024) 153 (2020 census)1.00infobox
Ket languageNative toRussia1.00infobox
Ket languagePronunciation/ostɨ̀kanna qaˀ/, [ɔs˩˧.tɯ˥˩.ɣan.na qaʔ˥˧]1.00infobox
Ket languageRecognised minority language inKrasnoyarsky Krai Evenkiysky District Turukhansky District1.00infobox
Ket languageRecognised minority language inEvenkiysky District1.00infobox
Ket languageRecognised minority language inTurukhansky District1.00infobox
Ket languageRegionKrasnoyarsk Krai1.00infobox
Ket languageWriting systemCyrillic1.00infobox

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