The novel carbidonitridosilicates Ho 2 [Si 4 N 6 C] and Tb 2 [Si 4 N 6 C] were obtained by the reaction of the respective lanthanoid metal with carbon and Si(NH) 2 in a radiofrequency furnace at the temperature of 1700 uC. According to the single-crystal structure analysis of Ho 2 [Si 4 N 6 C] (P2 1 /c, Z~4, a~593.14(1), b~989.74(1), c~1188.59(2) pm, b~119.58 (4)