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Samoyedic

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[sam-uh-yed-ik] / ˌsæm əˈjɛd ɪk /

adjective

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


noun

  1. Samoyed.

Etymology

Origin of Samoyedic

First recorded in 1805–15; Samoyed + -ic

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Samoyeds, which originated in Siberia as reindeer-herding dogs for the Samoyedic people, have a unique “double coat” that requires professional grooming every six to eight weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

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

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Max Müller

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

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Max Müller

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