Yenisei-samoyed (Noun)
Meaning
The Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Yenisei-Samoyed was an Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian people along the Yenisei River in central Siberia.
- Linguists consider the Yenisei-Samoyed language to be one of the most ancient Uralic languages ever recorded.
- Unfortunately, the Yenisei-Samoyed language went extinct in the 18th century due to the heavy influence of the Russian language.
- Some linguists believe that the Yenisei-Samoyed language shares a connection with other Uralic languages, but debate on this issue still exists.
- The study of the Yenisei-Samoyed language is important for Uralic languages' history and typology.