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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Tundra Nenets ненэцьʼ (nyenecʹ).[1] Displaced самоед (samojed) in the 20th century as this term was considered derogatory.
Pronunciation
Noun
не́нец • (nénec) m anim (genitive не́нца, nominative plural не́нцы, genitive plural не́нцев, feminine не́нка)
- Nenets
Declension
Descendants
References
- ^ Golovnev, A. V., Osherenko, G. (2018). Siberian Survival: The Nenets and Their Story. United States: Cornell University Press, p. 1