Samoyedic languages

Samoyedic
Samoyed
Geographic
distribution		Northern Eurasia
Linguistic classificationUralic
  • Samoyedic
Proto-languageProto-Samoyedic
Subdivisions
Language codes
ISO 639-5syd
Glottologsamo1298
Samoyedic languages at the beginning of the 20th century

Current geographic distribution of Samoyedic languages in Russia
Geographical distribution of Samoyedic languages in the 17th century (hatched) and in the 20th century (solid).

The Samoyedic (/ˌsæməˈjɛdɪk, -mɔɪ-/)[1] or Samoyed languages (/ˈsæməˌjɛd, -mɔɪ-/)[2][3] 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,[4] they are not a diverse group of languages, and are traditionally considered to be an outgroup, branching off first from the other Uralic languages.

  1. ^ "Samoyedic". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26.
  2. ^ "Samoyed". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Samoyed". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  4. ^ Janhunen, Juha (1998). "Samoyedic". In Daniel Abondolo (ed.). The Uralic Languages. London / New York: Routledge. pp. 457–479.