nenets
/ˈnɛnɛts/
noun
- A member of an indigenous people living in the Arctic regions of Russia, traditionally known as reindeer herders.
- Many Nenets still follow their reindeer herds across the frozen landscape.
- A Nenets family showed us how they build their traditional tents.
- The Nenets have lived in the Siberian tundra for thousands of years.
- The Uralic language spoken by the Nenets people.
- She is learning Nenets to communicate with her husband's family.
- Nenets has several dialects spoken across the Yamal Peninsula.
- The school offers classes in Nenets to preserve the language.