Picture of an Antonov An-26 cargo plane at the Khatanga Airport, in Northern Siberia.

This is a picture of a Antonov An-26 at the Khatanga Siberia Airport. 

The following pages are about Khatanga, the people there and our expedition members.  Please read on to see some great stories and photos.  Then return to the North Pole 2002 Home page   to go to the next section of this exhibit.

It is common knowledge that about 90 percent of about 6,000 languages existing in the world are expected to be replaced by dominant languages by the end of the 21st century.

Siberia is one of the regions with the majority of indigenous population is presently not marked by the language diversity anymore, though generally, they spoke various unique languages formerly.   At least some 30 languages in the region of Siberia can be seen as endangered.

Click Here are some of the Languages of Siberia with some interesting links to information about them.  The links go to Endangered Languages of Indigenous Peoples of Siberia. 

Aleutian    Aliutor    Chelkan    Chukchi    Chulym Turk  

Enets     Even   Itelmen    Kerek

Ket    Koryak    Kumandin    Mansi    Nanai   Negidal   

Nganasan    Nivkh    Oroch    Selkup

Shor    Soyot    Teleut    Tofalar    Udeghe    Uilta (Orok)   

Ulch    Yukagir    Yupik (Asian Eskimo)