Contionary:cey

Cheyomsnian

Alternative forms

• Чэй (Cyrillic)

Etymology

Comes from Proto-North-Chlesamnic *ťéěj, which itself comes from Proto-Samoyedic *käəj. Which makes it cognate with Forest Nenets ше (šye), and more distantly with Eastern Khanty кӧԓ (köł) and Finnish Kieli

Pronunciation

(Cheyomsnian) IPA: /t͡ʃej/

Noun

cey

1. Language

   Tuu ceyos givürityese vo? Aa iřeeiis ceyos givöörityemi: Ceyömsne, Ruškõyur, ot Eñliskiyür

   what languages do you speak? I speak three languages : Cheyomsnian, Russian, and English

Derived terms

• Ceyömsne