The secret name of the Nenets 🌬 The Nenets are an animist population that has inhabited the Siberian tundra for millennia. Their language is of Samoyedic origin, incomprehensible, primordial and fascinating. It is difficult to imagine how they express their thoughts, the existence they make is linked to nature, the Arctic land, seasonal cycles and their wealth represented by reindeer. The language they use is therefore very essential but also extraordinarily refined. They speak very little but use dozens of different words to describe the white color and the many shades that their eyes can grasp in the blanket of ice and snow that envelops their existence. They also have another great secret, each Nenet has a second name that no one must know and that cannot be revealed. The name is used by the shaman only in case of extreme danger and to cure diseases, knowing their real name is a mystery, you cannot ask for it and you cannot pronounce it. You can just try to close your eyes in fron...