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Ostyak-Samoyed language

Ostyak-Samoyed language

9.9
A language that the Selkup people speak in northern Russia
  • noun
  • Archaic
: idioma ostyak-samoyedo
  • The Ostyak-Samoyed language is classified within the Uralic language family.

Examples

  • Several linguists are working to document the grammar and vocabulary of the Ostyak-Samoyed language.

  • Few young people today are fluent in the Ostyak-Samoyed language due to increasing use of Russian.

  • The Ostyak-Samoyed language is rich in history.

  • Many children are learning the Ostyak-Samoyed language today.

  • Many children are learning the Ostyak-Samoyed language today to preserve their cultural heritage.

  • Linguists are studying the Ostyak-Samoyed language to better understand its unique grammatical structures.

  • As fewer speakers remain, the Ostyak-Samoyed language is considered endangered.

Synonyms

Ostyak-Samoyed
vsOstyak-Samoyed language
  • Archaic
9.9

A language spoken by the Selkup people in Siberia

is the same language but uses the shorter modern name
Selkup
vsOstyak-Samoyed language
9.9

A native language of a small people in Siberia

is the same language but uses a less formal alternative name
Selkup language
vsOstyak-Samoyed language
9.9

A language that the Selkup people speak in northern Siberia

is the same language but the key uses a different traditional name

Surface Forms

Ostyak-Samoyed language singular
Ostyak-Samoyed languages plural

Morphology

Ostyak-Samoyed + language

The phrase is a straightforward composition of a proper name ('Ostyak-Samoyed') and the noun 'language', so a learner who knows both constituents will readily infer it denotes the language spoken by that group. This attributive noun construction (name + language) is cross-linguistically common and follows a transparent, compositional pattern.

Etymology

Ostyak-Samoyed language is a name made from two older group names, Ostyak and Samoyed, that Russian speakers used for the people. The name simply points to the language of those people and is now more often called 'Selkup', so it means the language spoken by that group.