Sishami
Created byMelinoë
DateJune 9th, 2026
Native toArmenia: Lori, Tavush
Georgia: Kvemo Kartli
Azerbaijan: Gazakh, Aghstafa, Tovuz
EthnicitySishamis
Early forms
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Sishami 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 Lua error in Module:languages at line 564: Substitution data 'sish-translit' does not match an existing module.., which is a compound of Lua error in Module:languages at line 564: Substitution data 'sish-translit' does not match an existing module.. ("lip") + Lua error in Module:languages at line 564: Substitution data 'sish-translit' does not match an existing module.. (abstract noun affix)+ Lua error in Module:languages at line 564: Substitution data 'sish-translit' does not match an existing module.. ("our").

History

Phonology

Morphology

Nouns

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


ə-stem, animate
singular plural
nominative ֊ը
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֊ընե
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accusative ֊ըմ
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֊ընեմ
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allative ֊ըհռ
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֊ընեհռ
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genitive ֊ուտ
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֊ընիւտ
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ablative ֊իճ
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֊ընայճ
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dative ֊ըհ
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֊ընեհ
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instrumental ֊ու
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֊ընիւ
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comitative ֊ոմ
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֊ընեւմ
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Verbs

Pronouns

Syntax

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