Ket

Also known as Yenisei Ostyak language, Yenisey-Ostyak, Ket language

language isolate in Siberia

Key facts

Pronunciation: /ostɨ̀kanna qaˀ/ , [ɔs˩˧.tɯ˥˩.ɣan.na qaʔ˥˧]
Native to: Russia
Region: Krasnoyarsk Krai
Ethnicity: 1,088 Ket (2021)
Native speakers: <30 (2024) , 153 (2020 census)
Language family: Yeniseian Ketic Ket
Dialects: Northern Central Southern
Writing system: Cyrillic
Recognised minority language in: Russia Krasnoyarsky Krai Evenkiysky District Turukhansky District
Iso 639 3: ket
Glottolog: kett1243
Elp: Ket
Linguasphere: 43-AAA-a

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number of speakers, writers, or signers: 213
exact match: data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133096130
Commons category: Ket language

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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.