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LINGUIST List 14.1268: Lang Description, Northern Yukaghir: Maslova Yukaghir is considered by different scholars either as a genetic isolate or as a distant relative of the Uralic family, and is therefore crucial to reconstruction of prehistory of Siberia and, potentially, of the Uralic family; for the same reason, it is almost a must in any sample-based research on cross-linguistic variability. In a number of ways, Tundra Yukaghir is similar to the languages of the region. The book constitutes the first grammatical overview of Tundra Yukaghir to be published in English. www.ling.ed.ac.uk /linguist/issues/14/14-1268.html   (264 words)

Finno-Ugric languages Another dispute surrounds the affinity of the Yukaghir languages, which is traditionally regarded as a language isolate, with some scholars proposing a strong affinity to Uralic (Collinder, 1965). Also shown are the Samoyedic and Yukaghir languages (after Ruhlen, 1987) The Finno-Ugric languages form a subfamily of the Uralic languages. The Finno-Ugric languages are also famous for having a large number of grammatical cases, of which Finnish has at least 15 and Hungarian has at least 24. finno-ugric-languages.kiwiki.homeip.net   (1952 words)

Paleo-Siberian languages --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer! The two extant Yukaghir languages (which are believed by some specialists to belong to the Uralic languages), North, or Tundra, Yukaghir and South, or Kolyma, Yukaghir, together have fewer than 100 speakers. or Paleo-Asiatic languages Believed to have covered much larger areas of Siberia and perhaps Manchuria in the past, they have lost ground to Uralic and Altaic languages and more recently to Russian (see Siberian peoples). Of the Yeniseian languages, the only survivors are Ket, spoken by fewer than 500 people, and the virtually extinct Yug. concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9374413?tocId=9374413   (170 words)

Hungarian Language Review Finno-Ugric in turn is part of a larger "Uralic" language family which includes the Samoyedic and Yukaghir languages. The Samoyedic and Yukaghir languages are spoken in northern Russia. However, proponents of the Nostratic school postulate that the Uralic languages are indeed related to those of the Indo-European, Altaic, Kartvelian and Dravidian families. how-to-learn-any-language.com /e/languages/hungarian   (2049 words)

Publications The correspondences of Uralic sibilants and affricates in Yukaghir. Optimal syllables are not always optimal: A prosodic structure of Yukaghir. Jazyki Rossijskoj Federacii [Written languages of the world. www.dcs.kcl.ac.uk /staff/irina/pages/publications.html   (639 words)

Yukaghir: a probable relative (from Uralic languages) --  Encyclopædia Britannica Yukaghir was traditionally grouped in the catchall category of Paleo-Siberian languages with a number of languages that are not genetically related or structurally similar. family of more than 20 related languages, all descended from a Proto-Uralic language that existed 7,000 to 10,000 years ago. As a group, the Yukaghir were brought close to extinction in the 20th century by hardship and disease; the... www.britannica.com /eb/article-74945   (805 words)

Yukaghir languages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Yukaghir languages are a family of related languages spoken in Russia by the Yukaghir, a Siberian people, living in the basin of the Kolyma River. The relationship with other language families is mostly unknown, although it has been suggested that it is related to the Uralic languages. Geographical distribution of Yukaghir, Finnic, Ugric and Samoyedic languages en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yukaghir_languages   (105 words)

iqexpand.com The Yukaghir language is a language isolate, now thought to be distantly related to the Uralic languages. Yukaghir page Yukaghir There are now two Yukaghir languages, Tundra (Northern) and Kolyma (Southern) Yukaghir, spoken in several small communities in the Yakut (Saha) Republic in the North-East of... The Yukaghir, or Yukagirs (Юкагиры in Russian; self-designation: одул (odul), деткиль (detkil')) are a people in East Siberia, living in the basin of the Kolyma River. yukaghir.iqexpand.com   (464 words)

Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Asian language Sometimes included are Korean and Japanese and the Uralic languages. There are a wide variety of languages spoken throughout Asia, comprising a number of families and unrelated isolate languages. The Altaic languages are a somewhat disputed grouping. www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Asian_language   (230 words)

Phrasebase - Yukaghir Language Facts And Information It may be distantly related to Altaic or Uralic. No sense of ethnic identity between speakers of the two Yukaghir varieties. This is just for fun, base your vote on factors such as ease of learning, ease of pronouncing, the sounds and tones, how appealing it sounds, how effective and convenient it is to communicate in and express what is on your mind. www.phrasebase.com /languages/index.php?cat=181   (357 words)

Yukaghir -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article The (Click link for more info and facts about Yukaghir language) Yukaghir language is a language isolate, now thought to be distantly related to the (A family of Ural-Altaic languages) Uralic languages. Some of the Yukagirs have (Click link for more info and facts about assimilate) assimilated with the (The Turkic language spoken by the Yakut people) Yakuts, (Click link for more info and facts about Evens) Evens and (A native or inhabitant of Russia) Russians. See also: (Click link for more info and facts about Paleosiberian languages) Paleosiberian languages www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/y/yu/yukaghir.htm   (170 words)

Yukaghir languages - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Yukaghir languages The Yukaghir languages are a family of related languages spoken in Russia by the Yukaghir, a Siberian people, living in the basin of the Kolyma River. The relationship with other language families is mostly unknown, although it has been suggested that it is related to the Uralic languages. Yukaghir languages- Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Yukaghir languages. www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Yukaghir-languages.html   (146 words)

Encyclopedia: Language families and languages Geographical distribution of Samoyedic, Finnic, Ugric and Yukaghir languages The Uralic languages form a language family of about 30 languages spoken by approximately 20 million people. Yukaghir languages (Some include Yukaghir in the Uralic family.) Geographical distribution of Yukaghir, Finnic, Ugric and Samoyedic languages The Yukaghir languages are a family of related languages spoken in Russia by the Yukaghir, a Siberian people, living in the basin of the Kolyma River. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Language-families-and-languages   (7478 words)

LINGUIST List 14.1268: Lang Description, Northern Yukaghir: Maslova Yukaghir is considered by different scholars either as a genetic isolate or as a distant relative of the Uralic family, and is therefore crucial to reconstruction of prehistory of Siberia and, potentially, of the Uralic family; for the same reason, it is almost a must in any sample-based research on cross-linguistic variability. In a number of ways, Tundra Yukaghir is similar to the languages of the region. The book constitutes the first grammatical overview of Tundra Yukaghir to be published in English. www.ling.ed.ac.uk /linguist/issues/14/14-1268.html   (264 words)

Yukaghir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Yukaghir language is a language isolate, now thought to be distantly related to the Uralic languages. The Yukaghir, or Yukagirs (Юкагиры in Russian; self-designation: одул (odul), деткиль (detkil')) are a people in East Siberia, living in the basin of the Kolyma River. According to the 2002 census, their total number was 1509 people. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yukaghir   (174 words)

Uralic-Yukaghir - yourDictionary.com - American Heritage Dictionary A proposed language family containing the Uralic languages and Yukaghir. www.yourdictionary.com /ahd/u/u0141650.html   (21 words)

LINGUIST List 14.816: Language Description, Yukaghir: Maslova The book will be of interest for scholars of Uralic and Siberian languages, linguistic typology, and general linguistics. Conference and discourse coherence Lingfield(s): Language Description Subject Language(s): Yukaghir, Northern (Language Code: YKG) Written In: English (Language Code: English) See this book announcement on our website: http://linguistlist.org/get-book.html?BookID=5626 US$ 14 Abstract: This book is the first detailed description of Kolyma Yukaghir, a seriously endangered language spoken by about 50 people in the northeast of Asiatic Russia. www.sfs.nphil.uni-tuebingen.de /linguist/issues/14/14-816.html   (276 words)

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