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|fam2= | |fam2= (Para-?)Samoyedic | ||
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== Classification == | == Classification == | ||
For a long time, Yassi was seen as one of the languages that belong to the areal Pamir language group. | For a long time, Yassi was seen as one of the languages that belong to the areal Pamir language group. Nowadays it's classified as a Uralic language, though its exact relationship to the Uralic languages is a matter of debate. | ||
There are certain words of the basic vocabulary which show a closer relation to the Samoyedic than to the Finno-Ugric subgroup, like nǝk (PS *näk- instead of FU *kolme 'three') and swam (PS *time instead of FU *piŋe 'tooth'). However, research has shown that it's often not possible to derive these words from mainstream Proto-Samoyed: Rather, both Yassi swam 'tooth' and Proto-Samoyed *time 'tooth' seem to go back to PU *sewimä 'tooth'. Furthermore, Yassi pǝn 'comb' is assumed to be a cognate to FU *piŋe 'tooth'. Therefore, and as the subgrouping of the Uralic languages is still controversial, Yassi must remain an independent branch of Proto-Uralic. | |||
== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
===[[Vowel]]s=== | ===[[Vowel]]s=== | ||
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! Numeral !! Inherited <br/> Yassi !! Loan <br/> Proto-Iranian | ! Numeral !! Inherited <br/> Yassi !! Loan from <br/> Proto-Iranian | ||
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| one || ǝs || | | one || ǝs || |
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