Ossamic: Difference between revisions

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{{Infobox language

|name=~~Sishami~~

|name=Ossamic

|nativename=Օսըշահմմը

|pronunciation=o.sə.ˈʃaːm.mə

|ethnicity=[[~~Sishamis~~]]

|ethnicity=[[Ossamics]]

|speakers=754.8 thousand

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|ancestor1=[[Proto-Chlesamnic]]

|ancestor2=[[Old Thadic]]

|ancestor3=~~Sishami~~

|ancestor3=Ossamic

|creator=[[User:Melinoë|Melinoë]]

|created=June 9th, 2026

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}}

~~Sishami~~ (/sɪ.~~ˈʃɑ~~.mi/; Autonym: {{l|sish|Օսըշահմմը}}, {{l|sish|ოუსჷშაჰმმჷ}}, or {{l|sish|Ōsëšahmmë}}, all /o.sə.ˈʃaːm.mə/) is a Chlesamnic language of the High Polovic branch spoken at the intersection of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, though it is entirely unintelligible with [[Caucasian Polovic]].

Ossamic (/ˈəʊ̯.sɑ.mɪk//; Autonym: {{l|sish|Օսըշահմմը}}, {{l|sish|ოუსჷშაჰმმჷ}}, or {{l|sish|Ōsëšahmmë}}, all /o.sə.ˈʃaːm.mə/) is a Chlesamnic language of the High Polovic branch spoken at the intersection of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, though it is entirely unintelligible with [[Caucasian Polovic]].

==Etymology==

The English name is from ~~Ottoman Turkish~~ /~~sɯʃɑ(ː)ˈmɯd͡ʒɑ~~/, from /~~sɯʃɑ(ː)ˈmɯ/, from Persian /siʃaːˈmiː~~/, which is from Old ~~Sishami~~ {{l|sish|Օսըշահմմը}}, which is a compound of {{l|sish|օսըմ}} ("lip") + {{l|sish|-շահմ|-(ը)շահմ}} (''abstract noun affix'')+ {{l|sish|-մը}} ("our").

The English name is from Byzantine /ossamiˈkos/, from /ossaˈmia/, which is from Old Ossamic {{l|sish|Օսըշահմմը}}, which is a compound of {{l|sish|օսըմ}} ("lip") + {{l|sish|-շահմ|-(ը)շահմ}} (''abstract noun affix'')+ {{l|sish|-մը}} ("our").

==History==

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==Morphology==

===Nouns===

~~Sishami~~ nouns decline on several categories, those being case, number, possessor, and (some nouns) animacy.

Ossamic nouns decline on several categories, those being case, number, possessor, and (some nouns) animacy.

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 {{privatelang}}
 {{Infobox language
-|name=Sishami
+|name=Ossamic
 |nativename=Օսըշահմմը
 |pronunciation=o.sə.ˈʃaːm.mə
-|ethnicity=[[Sishamis]]
+|ethnicity=[[Ossamics]]
 |states=[[w:Armenia|Armenia]]: [[w:Lori province|Lori]], [[w:Tavush province|Tavush]]</br>[[w:Georgia|Georgia]]: [[w:Kvemo Kartli |Kvemo Kartli]]</br>[[w:Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]]: [[w:Gazakh district|Gazakh]], [[w:Aghstafa district|Aghstafa]], [[w:Tovuz district|Tovuz]]
 |speakers=754.8 thousand
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 |ancestor1=[[Proto-Chlesamnic]]
 |ancestor2=[[Old Thadic]]
-|ancestor3=Sishami
+|ancestor3=Ossamic
 |creator=[[User:Melinoë|Melinoë]]
 |created=June 9th, 2026
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 }}
-Sishami (/sɪ.ˈʃɑ.mi/; Autonym: {{l|sish|Օսըշահմմը}}, {{l|sish|ოუსჷშაჰმმჷ}}, or {{l|sish|Ōsëšahmmë}}, all /o.sə.ˈʃaːm.mə/) is a Chlesamnic language of the High Polovic branch spoken at the intersection of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, though it is entirely unintelligible with [[Caucasian Polovic]].
+Ossamic (/ˈəʊ̯.sɑ.mɪk//; Autonym: {{l|sish|Օսըշահմմը}}, {{l|sish|ოუსჷშაჰმმჷ}}, or {{l|sish|Ōsëšahmmë}}, all /o.sə.ˈʃaːm.mə/) is a Chlesamnic language of the High Polovic branch spoken at the intersection of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, though it is entirely unintelligible with [[Caucasian Polovic]].
 ==Etymology==
-The English name is from Ottoman Turkish /sɯʃɑ(ː)ˈmɯd͡ʒɑ/, from /sɯʃɑ(ː)ˈmɯ/, from Persian /siʃaːˈmiː/, which is from Old Sishami {{l|sish|Օսըշահմմը}}, which is a compound of {{l|sish|օսըմ}} ("lip") + {{l|sish|-շահմ|-(ը)շահմ}} (''abstract noun affix'')+ {{l|sish|-մը}} ("our").
+The English name is from Byzantine /ossamiˈkos/, from /ossaˈmia/, which is from Old Ossamic {{l|sish|Օսըշահմմը}}, which is a compound of {{l|sish|օսըմ}} ("lip") + {{l|sish|-շահմ|-(ը)շահմ}} (''abstract noun affix'')+ {{l|sish|-մը}} ("our").
 ==History==
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 ==Morphology==
 ===Nouns===
-Sishami nouns decline on several categories, those being case, number, possessor, and (some nouns) animacy.
+Ossamic nouns decline on several categories, those being case, number, possessor, and (some nouns) animacy.