Kott language
| Kott | |
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| Kot, Kottish, Kott–Assan | |
| kottuen | |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | originally Kan and Biryusa rivers, Agul in 19th century |
| Ethnicity | Kott, Asan |
| Extinct | 1850s |
Dené–Yeniseian?
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Early form | Old Kott
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zko |
zko.html | |
| Glottolog | kott1239 |
Map of pre-contact Yeniseian languages. | |
Kott is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (2001) | |
The Kott (Kot) language (Russian: Коттский язык) is an extinct Yeniseian language that was formerly spoken in central Siberia by the banks of the Mana River, a tributary of the Yenisei river. It became extinct in the 1850s. Kott was closely related to Ket, still spoken farther north along the Yenisei river. Assan, a close relative, is sometimes considered a dialect of Kott. The term kott may be derived from Buryat qota 'town', applied to neighbouring non-pastoral peoples, including the last few Kotts.