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'''Tameï''' (''Тамеи'' {{IPA|[tɑmeˈi]}} or ''намұш Тамеи'' {{IPA|[ˈnɑmuɕ tɑmeˈi]}}) is a language isolate spoken in the Tameï Islands (''хямша Тамеи'' {{IPA|[ˈxjæmɕæ tɑmeˈi]}}), an independent volcanic archipelago country in the [[w:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]], along the [[w:Ninety East Ridge|Ninety East Ridge]], about | '''Tameï''' (''Тамеи'' {{IPA|[tɑmeˈi]}} or ''намұш Тамеи'' {{IPA|[ˈnɑmuɕ tɑmeˈi]}}) is a language isolate spoken in the Tameï Islands (''хямша Тамеи'' {{IPA|[ˈxjæmɕæ tɑmeˈi]}}), an independent volcanic archipelago country in the [[w:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]], along the [[w:Ninety East Ridge|Ninety East Ridge]], one of the most remote countries on Earth, as the closest land, about 900 km ENE, is the [[w:Australia|Australian]] territory of the [[w:Cocos (Keeling) Islands|Cocos (Keeling) Islands]]. | ||
Tameï is Earth's second most spoken language isolate (after [[w:Korean language|Korean]]), being the native tongue of about 42 million people, mostly in the Tameï Islands but also in countries of the former [[w:Soviet Union|USSR]]. Tameï is one of two official languages in the country - the '''Tameïan People's Socialist Republic''' (officially ''Репұбылихы Социалистически Ланньыр Тамеи'' and ''Социалистическая Республика Тамеиского Народа'') as [[w:Russian language|Russian]] is still official for historical and cultural reasons, despite actual Russian native speakers being only 1% of the Tameï population. | Tameï is Earth's second most spoken language isolate (after [[w:Korean language|Korean]]), being the native tongue of about 42 million people, mostly in the Tameï Islands but also in countries of the former [[w:Soviet Union|USSR]]. Tameï is one of two official languages in the country - the '''Tameïan People's Socialist Republic''' (officially ''Репұбылихы Социалистически Ланньыр Тамеи'' and ''Социалистическая Республика Тамеиского Народа'') as [[w:Russian language|Russian]] is still official for historical and cultural reasons, despite actual Russian native speakers being only 1% of the Tameï population. | ||