Samoyedic languages
| Samoyedic | |
|---|---|
| Samoyed | |
| Geographic distribution | Northern Eurasia |
| Linguistic classification | Uralic
|
| Proto-language | Proto-Samoyedic |
| Subdivisions | • Kamas-Selkup |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-5 | syd |
| Glottolog | samo1298 |
Samoyedic languages at the beginning of the 20th century | |
Current geographic distribution of Samoyedic languages in Russia | |
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.