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Komi

Komi

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A language that the Komi people speak in northeastern European Russia
  • noun
: komi
  • The Komi language has several dialects spoken throughout the region.

Examples

  • She is studying Komi as part of her research on Uralic languages.

  • Few people outside Russia are fluent in Komi.

  • I am learning Komi to communicate with my friends.

  • The Komi language has a rich history.

  • Few people outside Russia are fluent in Komi.

  • The Komi language has several dialects spoken throughout the region.

  • She is studying Komi as part of her research on Uralic languages.

Synonyms

Komi language
vsKomi
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A language spoken by the Komi people in north-east Russia

calls it Finnic and locates it in north-eastern European Russia
Zyrian language
vsKomi
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A language spoken by the Komi people in northeastern Russia

uses the Finnic classification and the primary regional name
Zyrian
vsKomi
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A language spoken by the Komi people in north-eastern Russia

uses the Finnic classification and the full regional label

Compounds

Komi language
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A language spoken by the Komi people in north-east Russia

Surface Forms

Komi singular
Komi plural

Etymology

Komi (the language) takes its name from the same word komi, meaning 'person' or 'man', because it is the language spoken by that people. The Komi language is part of the Finno-Ugric family, which also includes Finnish and Hungarian, so the name just means 'the Komi people's language'.