Ket language

Yeniseian language spoken in Siberia KetYenisei OstyakОстыганна ӄаʼ Òstɨkanna qaˀОстыганбесь ÒstɨkanbesʲPronunciation/ostɨ̀kanna qaˀ/,[ɔs˩˧.tɯ˥˩.ɣan.na qaʔ˥˧]Native toRussiaRegionKrasnoyarsk KraiEthnicity1,088 Ket (2021)Native speakers<30 (2024)153 (2020 census)Language familyYeniseian KeticKetDialects Northern Central Southern Writing systemCyrillicOfficial statusRecognised minoritylanguage inRussia Krasnoyarsky Krai Evenkiysky District Turukhansky District Language codesISO 639-3ketGlottologkett1243ELPKetLinguasphere43-AAA-aMap of pre-contact Yeniseian languagesKet is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. The Ket (/ˈkɛt/ KET) language, or more specifically Imbak and formerly known as Yenisei Ostyak (/ˈɒstiæk/ OSS-tee-ak), is the sole surviving language of the Yeniseian language family. It is spoken along the middle Yenisei basin by the Ket people. The language is threate