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Negidal (also spelled Neghidal) is a language of the Tungusic family spoken in the Russian Far East mostly in Khabarovskij Kraj along the lower reaches of the Amur River. Negidal belongs to the Northern branch of Tungusic together with Evenki and Even. It is particularly close to Evenki to the extent that it is occasionally referred to as a dialect of Evenki.According to the Russian Census 2002 there were 567 Negidals 147 of which still spoke the language.

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