The Arctic, northern Europe and Russia
Khanty
Lands
River valleys of the Ob basin in western Siberia: Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (Yugra), Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Tomsk Oblast, Russia
Countries Russian Federation
Facts 3
Language
The first newspaper in the Khanty language in the okrug came out on 1 November 1957. Known today as Khanty Yasang, it is still made by a joint Khanty and Mansi newsroom.
As of 2026 Source: Khanty Mansi Mir (joint editorial office of the Khanty Yasang and Luima Seripos newspapers), Историческая справка (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Today
For many Khanty families, fishing and reindeer herding are closely intertwined, and family fishing hamlets on rivers like the Synia still carry clan surnames.
As of 2023 Source: Arctic Anthropology blog, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Khanty fishing in the Ob' River system, West Siberia, 6 Sep 2023 Rovaniemi talk by Yuka Oishi (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Khanty belongs to the Ugric group of the Finno-Ugric languages, together with Mansi and Hungarian.
Source: Fenno-Ugria Foundation, Khanty (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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