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Negidals (; Negidal language, Negidal: ''элькан бэйэнин'', ''elkan bayenin'', "local people")The Negidals - The Red Book of the Peoples of Russian Empire
/ref> are a people in the Khabarovsk Krai in Russia, who live along the Amgun River and Amur River. The ethnonym "Negidal" is a Russification of the Ewenki language, Ewenki term ''ngegida'', which means "coastal people".


Language

The Negidal language belongs to the Tungusic language family and is closely related to the Evenk language.


Origin

The Negidals are Evenks by origin, who settled along the Amgun and interbred with the Nivkh people, Nivkhs, Nanais and Ulchs.


Religion

They are officially considered Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Christians but preserved their own animistic beliefs and shamanism.


Population

According to the 2002 census, there were 567 Negidals in Russia, 147 of which still spoke the Negidal language. According to the 2010 census, there were 513 Negidals in Russia, 75 of which still spoke the Negidal language.2010 census in Russia
/ref> 52 Negidals live in Ukraine. Of these, 31 declared Negidal as their native language, 11 are Russian-speaking and for 9 the mother tongue is another language.


References

{{Authority control Ethnic groups in Russia Tungusic peoples Khabarovsk Krai Indigenous peoples of North Asia Indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East