Wiktionary:About Proto-Samoyedic

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Proto-Samoyedic is the reconstructed ancestor of the Samoyedic languages.

Transcription

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For the sake of consistency, the following transcription is chosen for Wiktionary:

Proto-Samoyedic consonants
labial dental alveolo-palatal velar
Stop p t k
Fricative s š
Approximant w j
Affricate c
Nasal m n ń ŋ
Lateral l
Trill r
Proto-Semoyedic vowels
Front Central Back
unrounded rounded unrounded rounded
Close i ü ï u
Mid e ö ə ë o
Open ä å

This phonological analysis is based on the reconstruction by Janhunen (1977).

Descendants

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All Proto-Samoyedic reconstructions should either feature at least two descendants from different branches or any one Samoyedic descendant, provided that a Proto-Uralic ancestor is reconstructed. The current standard for listing descendants is as such:

* {{desc|nio|}}
* Enets:
** {{desc|enf|}}
** {{desc|enh|}}
* Nenets:
** {{desc|syd-fne|}}
** {{desc|yrk|}}
* Selkup:
** {{desc|sel-nor|}}
** {{desc|sel-sou|-}}
*** Narym: {{l|sel-sou|}}
*** Upper Ob: {{l|sel-sou|}}
* {{desc|xas|}}
* {{desc|zkb|}}
* {{desc|mtm|}}

References

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  • Janhunen, Juha. 1977. Samojedischer Wortschatz: Gemeinsamojedische Etymologien ('Samoyedic Vocabulary: Common Samoyedic Etymologies'). Castreanianumin toimitteita 17. Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura. →ISBN.