Obugrian languages
The Obugian languages are a subgroup of the Ugric languages , consisting of Khanty and Mansi . They are spoken by parts of the Khanty and Mansi peoples in Russia .
classification
The Obugian languages belong to the Uralic languages and within these are a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric languages . They are related to the Hungarian language and together with it form the branch of the Ugric languages within the Finno-Ugric language family. The Obugian languages are divided into two individual languages , the Khanty (formerly Ostyak ) and the Mansi language (formerly Vogul ). Khanty and Mansi, in turn, are divided into numerous dialects .
Distribution and number of speakers
Both Khanty and Mansi are spoken by the Khanty and Mansi peoples in Western Siberia . The range of languages is mainly on the Ob River and its tributaries in the Khanty and Mansi Autonomous Okrug , Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Tyumen Oblast . Today only a small part of the approximately 28,000 chants and 11,000 Mansi speak the Chantic or Mansi language. According to the 2002 Russian census, 13,568 people spoke Khanty and 2,746 Mansish at the time of the census. Both languages are therefore endangered languages.
Until the 20th century there was no written form of the Obugian languages. In 1937 modified versions of the Cyrillic alphabet were introduced.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The Obugian languages on the LMU Munich website. Accessed on November 20, 2010
- ↑ Statistics on the Ural languages on suri.ee.Retrieved on November 20, 2010
- ^ Article in the Encyclopedia Britannica.Retrieved November 20, 2010