ABSTRACT
The traditional territory of the Tundra Nenets language extends along a vast tundra zone from the Kanin Peninsula in the west to the Yenisei River delta and the Yenisei Bay in the east. The northern boundary is formed by the Arctic Ocean, Tundra Nenets being also spoken on several of its islands. In the south, the language boundary extends just beyond the tree line. In terms of present administrative units of the Russian Federation, the area thus defined includes: (1) the whole Nenets district, including the Kolguev and Vaigach Islands, and part of the Mezen' county in the Arkhangelsk Province; (2) parts of the four northernmost counties in the Komi Republic; (3) practically all of the Yamal, Nadym, and Taz counties, about half of the Ural county, and minor parts of the remaining three counties of the Yamal Nenets district in the Tyumen' Province; (4) most of the Ust' -Yeniseisk county of the Taimyr district in the Krasnoyarsk region.
