Eastern Khanty language
| Eastern Khanty | |
|---|---|
| қӑнтәк йасәӈ, ӄӑнтәк йасәӈ ḳăntək jasəṇ (Surgut) Ӄӑнтәӽ | |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
| Ethnicity | <1,000 eastern Khanty |
Native speakers | ~1,000 (2019–2025) |
| Dialects |
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| Cyrillic | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (all Khanty varieties) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
1ok | |
kca-eas | |
| Glottolog | east2774 Eastern Khanty |
| ELP | |
Map of Khanty and Mansi varieties in the early 20th century, with Eastern Khanty | |
Eastern Khanty is a Uralic language, frequently considered a dialect of a Khanty language, spoken by about 1,000 people. The majority of these speakers speak the Surgut dialect, as the Vakh-Vasyugan and Salym varieties have been rapidly declining in favor of Russian. The former two have been used as literary languages since the late 20th century, with Surgut being more widely used due to its less isolated location and higher number of speakers.