Komi-Yodzyak language
Encyclopedia
Yodz, Komi-Yodzyak or Komi-Yazva is spoken mostly in Krasnovishersky District
of Perm Krai
in Russia
, in the basin of the Yazva River
. It is a Permic language
closely related to Komi-Zyrian
and Permyak
. It has no official status.
About two thousand speakers densely live in Krasnovishersky District.
s together with features of phonetics
and stress
system afforded the Finnish
linguist Gunets an opportunity in 1889 to mark out the Komi-Yodzyak as the separate dialect. Later this decision was confirmed by the famous Finno-Ugric
scientist Lytkin who was profoundly studying the Komi-Yodzyak idiom from 1949 till 1953 and has visited their land for three times. However, by some scientists, including Ethnologue, it is still considered to be rather a part of the Komi-Permyak language
.
Krasnovishersky District
Krasnovishersky District is an administrative district of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai. Municipally, it is incorporated as Krasnovishersky Municipal District...
of Perm Krai
Perm Krai
Perm Krai is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. The city of Perm became the administrative center of the new federal subject...
in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, in the basin of the Yazva River
Yazva River
Yazva – is a river in Perm Krai, Russia. Left tributary of Vishera River. Flows through south part of Krasnovishersky District. Flows into Vishera lower the town Krasnovishersk, in 73 km of its confluence with Kama river....
. It is a Permic language
Permic languages
Permic languages are a branch of the Uralic language family. They are spoken in the foothills of the Ural Mountains of Russia.* Komi** Komi-Permyak** Komi-Yodzyak ** Komi-Zyryan...
closely related to Komi-Zyrian
Komi-Zyrian language
Komi-Zyrian language, or simply Komi, Zyrian or Zyryan, is one of the two regional varieties of the pluricentrical Komi language, the other regional variety being Komi-Permyak....
and Permyak
Komi-Permyak language
Komi-Permyak language is one of two regional varieties of the pluricentrical Komi language, the other variety being Komi-Zyrian.Komi is a Uralic language closely related to Udmurt....
. It has no official status.
About two thousand speakers densely live in Krasnovishersky District.
Studies
Availability of the particular vowelVowel
In phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language, such as English ah! or oh! , pronounced with an open vocal tract so that there is no build-up of air pressure at any point above the glottis. This contrasts with consonants, such as English sh! , where there is a constriction or closure at some...
s together with features of phonetics
Phonetics
Phonetics is a branch of linguistics that comprises the study of the sounds of human speech, or—in the case of sign languages—the equivalent aspects of sign. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds or signs : their physiological production, acoustic properties, auditory...
and stress
Stress (linguistics)
In linguistics, stress is the relative emphasis that may be given to certain syllables in a word, or to certain words in a phrase or sentence. The term is also used for similar patterns of phonetic prominence inside syllables. The word accent is sometimes also used with this sense.The stress placed...
system afforded the Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
linguist Gunets an opportunity in 1889 to mark out the Komi-Yodzyak as the separate dialect. Later this decision was confirmed by the famous Finno-Ugric
Finno-Ugric languages
Finno-Ugric , Finno-Ugrian or Fenno-Ugric is a traditional group of languages in the Uralic language family that comprises the Finno-Permic and Ugric language families....
scientist Lytkin who was profoundly studying the Komi-Yodzyak idiom from 1949 till 1953 and has visited their land for three times. However, by some scientists, including Ethnologue, it is still considered to be rather a part of the Komi-Permyak language
Komi-Permyak language
Komi-Permyak language is one of two regional varieties of the pluricentrical Komi language, the other variety being Komi-Zyrian.Komi is a Uralic language closely related to Udmurt....
.
Alphabet
The first Yodzyak primer was printed in 2003. Its author was the teacher of the Parshavskaya school A. L. Parshakova. This book also became first one ever printed in Yodzyak language.| А а | Б б | В в | Г г | Д д | Е е | Ё ё | Ж ж |
| З з | И и | Й й | К к | Л л | М м | Н н | О о |
| Ө ө | Ӧ ӧ | П п | Р р | С с | Т т | У у | Ӱ ӱ |
| Ф ф | Х х | Ц ц | Ч ч | Ш ш | Щ щ | Ъ ъ | Ы ы |
| Ь ь | Э э | Ю ю | Я я |