Negidal language
| Negidal | |
|---|---|
| Неғида хэсэнин | |
| Native to | Russia |
| Region | Russian Far East |
| Ethnicity | 510 Negidals (2010 census) |
Native speakers | 6 (2017) 29 (2020 census) |
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| Cyrillic | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | neg |
| Glottolog | negi1245 |
| ELP | Negidal |
Negidal is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Negidal (also spelled Neghidal) is a language of the Tungusic family spoken in the Russian Far East, mostly in Khabarovsk Krai, along the lower reaches of the Amur River. Negidal belongs to the Northern branch of Tungusic, together with Evenki and Even. It is particularly close to Evenki, to the extent that it is occasionally referred to as a dialect of Evenki.