Samoyed
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Samoyed may refer to:
- the Samoyedic peoplesSamoyedic peoplesThe term Samoyedic peoples is used to describe peoples speaking Samoyedic languages, which are part of the Uralic family. They are a linguistic grouping, not an ethnic or cultural one. The name derives from the obsolete term Samoyed used in Russia for some indigenous peoples of Siberia...
in Siberia who speak the Samoyedic languages: the Enets, the Nenets, the Nganasans, and the Selkups - the Samoyedic languagesSamoyedic languagesThe Samoyedic languages are spoken on both sides of the Ural mountains, in northernmost Eurasia, by approximately 30,000 speakers altogether....
they speak - Samoyed (dog)Samoyed (dog)The Samoyed dog takes its name from the Samoyedic peoples of Siberia. An alternate name for the breed, especially in Europe, is Bjelkier...
, a dog breed