Alternative Names: NANAI, Gold, Goldi, Heche, Hezhe, Hezhen, Nanaj
Population: 3,890 in Russian Federation. Population total all countries: 3,902. Ethnic population: 12,160.
Region: Extreme far east, confluence of Amur and Ussuri rivers, scattered in Ussuri Valley and Sikhote-Alin, centered in Amur Valley below Khabarovsk. Also in China.
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Alternative Names: NEGIDAL’SKIJ
Population: 567 fluent or native speakers (2002 census).
Region: Along Amur River; Khabarovsk territory.
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Alternative Names: NENETS (YURAK), Nenec, Nenetsy, Nentse, Yurak, Yurak Samoyed
Population: 31,300. Ethnic population: 41,302 including both Forest Nenets and Tundra Nenets.
Region: Northwest Siberia, tundra area from mouth of north Dvina River in northeast Europe to the delta of the Yenisei in Asia; scattered in Kola Peninsula; Nenets, Yamalo-Nenets, and Taimyr national okrugs.
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Alternative Names: NGANASAN, Tavgi Samoyed, Nya
Population: 500. Ethnic population: 834.
Region: Siberia, Taimyr Peninsula, Taimyr National Okrug, Duinka region, Ust-Avam and Volochanka villages; Khatang region, Novaya village. Northernmost people in Russia, near Yakut, Dolgan, Nenets, and (Tundra) Enets.
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Alternative Names: NIVKH, Nivkh, Nivkhi
Population: 690. Ethnic population: 2,000 Amur, 2,700 Sakhalin (1995 M. Krauss). Ethnic population: 5,162.
Region: Sakhalin Island, Nekrasovka and Nogliki villages; Rybnoe, Moskalvo, Chir-Unvd, Viakhtu, other villages; along Amur River, Aleevka village.
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Alternative Names: NOGAI, Nogaitsy, Nogalar, Nogay, Noghai, Noghay, Noghaylar
Population: 90,000 in Russian Federation (2002 census), decreasing. Population total all countries: 90,310. Ethnic population: 75,000.
Region: Northern Caucasus, Cherkes Ao. Also in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan.
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Alternative Names: NORWEGIAN, BOKMAAL, RIKSMAAL, DANO-NORWEGIAN, NORWEGIAN
Population: 4,250,000 including Nynorsk, 99.5% of population (1991 WA). Population total all countries 5,000,000 (1999 WA).
Region: Also spoken in Canada, Ecuador, Sweden, UAE, USA.
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