| Kott | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Russia |
| Ethnicity | Kott, Asan |
| Extinct | 19th Century |
Dené–Yeniseian?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zko – inclusive codeIndividual code: xss – Assan |
| Glottolog | kott1239 |
The Kott (Kot) language (Russian: Коттский язык) is an extinct Yeniseian language that was formerly spoken in central Siberia by the banks of Mana River, a tributary of the Yenisei river. It became extinct in the 1850s. Kott was closely related to Ket, still spoken farther north along the Yenisei river. Assan, a close relative, is sometimes considered a dialect of Kott.[1]
In 1858, Matthias Castrén published the grammar and dictionary (Versuch einer jenissei-ostjakischen und kottischen Sprachlehre), which included material on the Kott and Ket (Yenisei-Ostyak) languages.
References
- ^ Heinrich Werner 1998:5–6