Samoyedic (Noun)
Meaning
The Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed in northwestern Siberia.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Samoyedic languages are a branch of the Uralic languages that is traditionally included among the Finno-Ugric languages.
- Though linguists commonly associate the Uralic language family with modern-day Finland and Hungary, the Samoyedic people speak a distinct subgroup in northwestern Siberia.
- The Samoyedic languages are spoken by approximately 30,000 people in Russia, primarily in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
- The Nenets language is the most widely spoken of the Samoyedic languages, with around 22,000 speakers.
- The Samoyedic languages are considered endangered due to the influence of Russian and other dominant languages in the region.