Ostyak

Ostyak, now officially known as Khanty, is spoken in western Siberia, along the banks of the Ob River and its numerous tributaries. Ostyak and Vogul (Mansi), spoken just to the west, are known as the Ob-Ugric languages, which together with Hungarian constitute the Ugric branch of the Finno-Ugric languages. The area in which Ostyak and Vogul are spoken is known as the Khanty-Mansi (formerly Ostyak-Vogul) National District. Its capital, Khanty-Mansiisk, stands near the confluence of the Ob and Irtysh rivers. Speakers of Ostyak number about 15,000. There are several dialects and subdialects.