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Samoyed

Samoyed

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A group of related languages spoken by native people in northwestern Siberia
  • noun
  • /ˈsæməˌjɛd/
: idioma samoiedo
  • The linguist studied the Samoyed languages to better understand their unique structures.

Examples

  • The researcher compiled a dictionary of the Samoyed dialects spoken in the region.

  • - (Man speaks Samoyed)

    The Golden Compass (2007)

  • She visited the village to learn about the Samoyed people and their traditional customs.

Synonyms

Samoyedic
vsSamoyed
  • Specialized
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People in northern Siberia speak related languages such as Nenets

names one language within that group rather than the whole group
Samoyedic language
vsSamoyed
  • Specialized
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A language spoken by the Samoyed people in northwestern Siberia

is the same meaning but uses a different name form
Samoyed language
vsSamoyed
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A language that Samoyed people speak in northern Siberia

is the exact same term and meaning as this concept

Compounds

Ostyak-Samoyed language
  • Archaic
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A language that the Selkup people speak in northern Russia

Ostyak-Samoyed
  • Archaic
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A person of mixed Ostyak and Samoyed origin who lives in Siberia

Samoyed language
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A language that Samoyed people speak in northern Siberia

Yurak-Samoyed language
  • Archaic
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A language once spoken by the Samoyed people of northern Siberia, also called Nenets

Yenisei-Samoyed
  • Specialized
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A language once used in central Siberia by the Yeniseian people that is no longer spoken

Yenisei-Samoyed language
  • Specialized
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A language no longer spoken by the Yeniseian people in northern Siberia

Surface Forms

Samoyed singular
Samoyeds plural

Etymology

Samoyed also names the group of languages spoken by that people, because language names often follow the name of the community who speak them, so Samoyed can mean their languages as well.