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Samoyedic languages
The Samoyedic (/ˌsæməˈjɛdɪk, -mɔɪ-/) or Samoyed languages (/ˈsæməˌjɛd, -mɔɪ-/) are spoken around the Ural Mountains, in northernmost Eurasia, by approximately 25,000 people altogether, accordingly called the Samoyedic peoples. They derive from a common ancestral language called Proto-Samoyedic, and form a branch of the Uralic languages. Having separated perhaps in the last centuries BC, they are not a diverse group of languages, and are traditionally considered to be an outgroup, branching off first from the other Uralic languages.
The term Samoyedic is derived from the Russian term samoyed (Russian: самоед) originally applied only to the Nenets people and later extended to other related peoples.
One of the theories supposes that the term is interpreted by some ethnologists as originating somewhat derogatorily from Russian samo-yed, literally meaning 'self-eater' (the word has been interpreted by foreign travelers as an allegation of cannibalism).
Another suggestion for the term's origin is a corruption of the expression saam-edne, meaning "Land of the Saams". The word Samodeic has been proposed as an alternative by some ethnologists.
Traditionally, the Samoyedic languages have been divided into two major areal groups: Northern Samoyedic (Nenets, Yurats, Enets, Nganasan) and Southern Samoyedic (Selkup, Kamas, Mator) with the extinct Kamas and Mator languages being further grouped under Sayan Samoyedic, named after the Sayan Mountains. They are however purely geographical, and do not reflect linguistic relations.
Linguistic genealogical classifications point to an early divergence of Nganasan and (perhaps to a lesser degree) Mator, with Enets–Nenets–Yurats and Kamas–Selkup forming internal branches.
Samoyedic languages are primarily agglutinative. They have postpositions and suffixes and do not use articles or prefixes. Samoyedic languages also have grammatical evidentiality. Word order in Samoyedic languages is typically subject-object-verb (SOV). Below are two sentences in Nenets that demonstrate SOV word order and case in Samoyedic languages:
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Samoyedic languages
The Samoyedic (/ˌsæməˈjɛdɪk, -mɔɪ-/) or Samoyed languages (/ˈsæməˌjɛd, -mɔɪ-/) are spoken around the Ural Mountains, in northernmost Eurasia, by approximately 25,000 people altogether, accordingly called the Samoyedic peoples. They derive from a common ancestral language called Proto-Samoyedic, and form a branch of the Uralic languages. Having separated perhaps in the last centuries BC, they are not a diverse group of languages, and are traditionally considered to be an outgroup, branching off first from the other Uralic languages.
The term Samoyedic is derived from the Russian term samoyed (Russian: самоед) originally applied only to the Nenets people and later extended to other related peoples.
One of the theories supposes that the term is interpreted by some ethnologists as originating somewhat derogatorily from Russian samo-yed, literally meaning 'self-eater' (the word has been interpreted by foreign travelers as an allegation of cannibalism).
Another suggestion for the term's origin is a corruption of the expression saam-edne, meaning "Land of the Saams". The word Samodeic has been proposed as an alternative by some ethnologists.
Traditionally, the Samoyedic languages have been divided into two major areal groups: Northern Samoyedic (Nenets, Yurats, Enets, Nganasan) and Southern Samoyedic (Selkup, Kamas, Mator) with the extinct Kamas and Mator languages being further grouped under Sayan Samoyedic, named after the Sayan Mountains. They are however purely geographical, and do not reflect linguistic relations.
Linguistic genealogical classifications point to an early divergence of Nganasan and (perhaps to a lesser degree) Mator, with Enets–Nenets–Yurats and Kamas–Selkup forming internal branches.
Samoyedic languages are primarily agglutinative. They have postpositions and suffixes and do not use articles or prefixes. Samoyedic languages also have grammatical evidentiality. Word order in Samoyedic languages is typically subject-object-verb (SOV). Below are two sentences in Nenets that demonstrate SOV word order and case in Samoyedic languages:
Säxäko