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Yenisei-Samoyed

Yenisei-Samoyed

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A language once used in central Siberia by the Yeniseian people that is no longer spoken
  • noun
  • Specialized
: yeniseo-samoiedo
  • The Yenisei-Samoyed language is now considered extinct, with only a few historical records remaining.

Examples

  • Scholars believe that Yenisei-Samoyed shares some features with other Uralic languages.

  • The Yenisei-Samoyed language has unique grammatical structures.

  • Linguists are studying the grammar of Yenisei-Samoyed to better understand its historical development.

  • Many linguists study Yenisei-Samoyed for its historical significance.

  • Linguists are studying the grammar of Yenisei-Samoyed to better understand its historical development.

  • Scholars believe that Yenisei-Samoyed shares some features with other Uralic languages.

  • The Yenisei-Samoyed language is now considered extinct, with only a few historical records remaining.

Synonyms

Yenisei
vsYenisei-Samoyed
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A language spoken by a small group of people in central Siberia

is the historical form attested in central Siberia
Yenisei-Samoyed language
vsYenisei-Samoyed
  • Specialized
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A language no longer spoken by the Yeniseian people in northern Siberia

is the historically noted language in central Siberia
Yenisei language
vsYenisei-Samoyed
  • Specialized
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A language people used to speak along the Yenisei River in Siberia

focuses on the same historical language in central Siberia
Yeniseian
vsYenisei-Samoyed
  • Specialized
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A group of related languages from the Yenisei River area in Siberia

is a single historical language rather than a family

Surface Forms

Yenisei-Samoyed singular
Yenisei-Samoyeds plural

Morphology

Yenisei-Samoyed = Yenisei + Samoyed (semi-transparent) = Yenisei + Samoyed

A compound of two proper names; structurally transparent as a name but the specific classification 'a Uralic language' requires background knowledge of the components.

Etymology

The word Yenisei-Samoyed comes from Yenisei, the name of a big Siberian river, and Samoyed, an old Russian name for some Uralic 'people'. So the name simply means the Uralic language of the people by the Yenisei River, and today scholars often use other, more specific names.