Khanty, previously known as Ostyak, is a branch of the Ugric languages composed of multiple dialect continua, belonging to the wider Uralic language family. It is variously considered a single language or a collection of distinct languages, spoken in the Khanty-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs of Siberia. Around 7,500 speakers of Northern Khanty and 2,000 of Eastern Khanty were reported in 2010, with Southern Khanty extinct since the early 20th century; the 2020 census recorded 13,900 speakers overall.
Facts
RegionKhanty-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs, Siberia 1 Speaker Count Proto-Language Statusreconstructed as Proto-Khanty 1 In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Khanty language - Wikipedia
Introduction, first paragraph
spoken in the Khanty-Mansi and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs in Siberia
Phonology section
The 19 consonants reconstructed for Proto-Khanty are listed with the traditional UPA transcription
View the Source2. Khanty (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata number of speakers (P1098) statement (EntityId 301665): 9230Quote, Wikidata number of speakers (P1098) statement (EntityId 301665): 9230
Wikidata item Q33563, property P1098 (number of speakers): 9230, point in time 2021-00-00 (preferred rank, non-deprecated)
Wikidata: Khanty
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