Komi
Abstract The Komi language belongs to the Permic group of the Finno-Ugric language family and displays typical Permic features such as a rich case system; in comparison with its sister language Udmurt, it is more clearly marked by Russian influences but also by contacts with Nenets and language vari...
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Oxford University PressOxford
2022
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198767664.003.0026 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/47096118/oso-9780198767664-chapter-26.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract The Komi language belongs to the Permic group of the Finno-Ugric language family and displays typical Permic features such as a rich case system; in comparison with its sister language Udmurt, it is more clearly marked by Russian influences but also by contacts with Nenets and language varieties of a Finnic type. Komi has two mutually intelligible written standards, Komi-Zyryan and Komi-Permyak. Komi speakers traditionally live in the north-east of the European part of Russia, the majority of Zyryans in the Komi Republic and the Komi-Permyak in the Komi-Permyak District in the Perm Krai. There are also traditional Komi settlements on the Kola peninsula and in western Siberia. Komi has an official status in the Komi Republic, but its speaker numbers tend to decrease. This chapter mainly focuses on the description of Standard Komi-Zyryan, with some additional remarks about Permyak. |
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