The Khandeyar are one of the two groups of the
Nenets. They are also known as Forest Nenets or Forest Yurak because they live in the forest region or
Taiga
Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruce ...
instead of the
Tundra
In physical geography, tundra () is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons. The term ''tundra'' comes through Russian (') from the Kildin Sámi word (') meaning "uplands", "treeless moun ...
like the other Nenets.
The Khandeyar speak the
Forest variety of
Nenets.
Sources
*Wixman, Ronald. ''The People of the USSR: An Ethnographic Handbook'', (Armonk: M. E. Sharpe, 1984) p. 102
Ethnic groups in Russia
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