Samoyedic

[sam-uh-yed-ik]

adjective

1. of or relating to the Samoyed people or languages.

noun

1. Samoyed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Samoyedic¹

First recorded in 1805–15; Samoyed + -ic

Example Sentences

These four classes, together with the Samoyedic, constitute the northern or Ural-Altaic division of the Turanian family.

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The dialects of these Siberian Turks are considerably intermingled with foreign words, taken from Mongolic, Samoyedic, or Russian sources.

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