Перем коми кыв
Komi-Permyak
Uralic (Permic)
Komi-Permyak (перем коми кыв) is one of the two Komi languages, spoken in the Komi-Permyak Okrug of Perm Krai, Russia, with ~63-90K speakers. Distinct from Komi-Zyrian (kpv) in vocabulary and phonology though closely related — they diverged after the 14th-c. Christianization by Saint Stephen of Perm but remain ~80% mutually intelligible. Together with Komi-Zyrian and Udmurt forms the Permic branch of Uralic. Co-official in the Komi-Permyak Okrug (incorporated into Perm Krai in 2005, losing autonomous status). Uses an extended Cyrillic alphabet (with Ӧ ӧ for /ɘ/) developed in the 1920s by Vasily Molodtsov, replacing the older Anbur alphabet created by Stephen of Perm in 1372. Has 16+ grammatical cases including the rich locative case series (inessive, illative, elative, prolative, etc.) typical of Uralic languages, agglutinative morphology, and SOV word order.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Komi-Permyak
Water
ва
/va/
Fire
би
/bi/
Sun
шонді
/ʃondi/
Moon
тӧлісь
/tɵliɕ/
Star
кӧдзыв
/ˈkɘdʑɨv/
Mother
мам
/mam/
Father
ай
/aj/
I
ме
/me/
You
тэ
/te/
Name
ним
/nim/
Eye
син
/sin/
Hand
ки
/ki/
Heart
сьӧлӧм
/ɕɵlɵm/
Love
радейтӧм
/radejtɵm/
Tree
пу
/pu/
House
керку
/kerku/
Dog
пон
/pon/
Cat
кань
/kanʲ/
Eat
сейны
/sejnɨ/
Drink
юны
/junɨ/
One
ӧтік
/ɵtik/
Two
кык
/kɨk/
Hello
бур лун
/bur lun/
Thank you
аттьӧ
/atʲtʲɵ/
Good
бур
/bur/
Cuckoo
кӧк
/kɵk/
Computer
компьютер
/komˈpʲjuter/
Sushi
суши
/ˈsuʂɨ/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Uralic (Permic) languages
| Meaning | Komi-Permyak | Komi-Zyrian | Udmurt | Meadow Mari | Veps | Võro | Romansh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ва /va/ | ва /va/ | ву /vu/ | вӱд /vyd/ | vezi /ˈvezi/ | vesi /vesi/ | aua /awa/ |
| Fire | би /bi/ | би /bi/ | тыл /tɨl/ | тул /tul/ | lämoi /ˈlæmoi/ | tuli /tuli/ | fieu /fjew/ |
| Sun | шонді /ʃondi/ | шонді /ʃondi/ | шунды /ʃundɨ/ | кече /ketʃe/ | päiväine /ˈpæivæine/ | päiv /pæiv/ | sulegl /suleʎ/ |
| Moon | тӧлісь /tɵliɕ/ | тӧлысь /tɵlɨɕ/ | толэзь /tolezʲ/ | тылзе /tɨlze/ | kuu /kuː/ | kuu /kuː/ | glina /ɡlina/ |
| Star | кӧдзыв /ˈkɘdʑɨv/ | кодзув /ˈkodʑuv/ | кизили /kiˈzʲili/ | шӱдыр /ˈʃydɨr/ | täht /tæht/ | täht /tæht/ | staila /ˈʃtai̯la/ |
| Mother | мам /mam/ | мам /mam/ | мумы /mumɨ/ | ава /ava/ | mam /mam/ | imä /imæ/ | mamma /mama/ |
| Father | ай /aj/ | бать /batʲ/ | атай /ataj/ | ача /atʃa/ | tat /tat/ | esä /esæ/ | bab /bap/ |
| I | ме /me/ | ме /me/ | мон /mon/ | мый /mɨj/ | minä /ˈminæ/ | ma /mɑ/ | jau /jaw/ |
| You | тэ /te/ | тэ /te/ | тон /ton/ | тый /tɨj/ | sinä /ˈsinæ/ | sa /sɑ/ | ti /ti/ |
| Name | ним /nim/ | ним /nim/ | ним /nim/ | лӱм /lym/ | nimi /ˈnimi/ | nimi /nimi/ | num /num/ |
| Eye | син /sin/ | син /sin/ | син /sin/ | шинча /ʃintʃa/ | silm /silm/ | silm /silm/ | egl /eʎ/ |
| Hand | ки /ki/ | ки /ki/ | ки /ki/ | кид /kid/ | käzi /ˈkæzi/ | käsi /kæsi/ | maun /mawn/ |
| Heart | сьӧлӧм /ɕɵlɵm/ | сьӧлӧм /ɕɵlɵm/ | сюлэм /sʲulem/ | шӱм /ʃym/ | südäin /ˈsydæin/ | süä /syæ/ | cor /kɔr/ |
| Love | радейтӧм /radejtɵm/ | муслун /muslun/ | яратон /jaraton/ | йӧратымаш /jøratɨmaʃ/ | armaztada /armasˈtada/ | armastus /ɑrmɑstus/ | amur /amur/ |
| Tree | пу /pu/ | пу /pu/ | писпу /pispu/ | пушеҥге /puʃeŋɡe/ | pu /pu/ | puu /puː/ | planta /planta/ |
| House | керку /kerku/ | керка /kerka/ | корка /korka/ | пӧрт /pørt/ | pert' /pertʲ/ | kotus /kotus/ | chasa /tʃaza/ |
| Dog | пон /pon/ | пон /pon/ | пуны /punɨ/ | пий /pij/ | koir /koir/ | pini /pini/ | chaun /tʃawn/ |
| Cat | кань /kanʲ/ | кань /kanʲ/ | коӵыш /kotɕɨʃ/ | пырыс /pɨrɨs/ | kaži /ˈkaʒi/ | kass /kɑsː/ | giat /dʒat/ |
| Eat | сейны /sejnɨ/ | сёйны /ɕojnɨ/ | сиыны /siɨnɨ/ | кочкаш /kotʃkaʃ/ | söda /ˈsødæ/ | süümä /syːmæ/ | mangiar /mandʒar/ |
| Drink | юны /junɨ/ | юны /junɨ/ | юыны /juɨnɨ/ | йӱаш /jyaʃ/ | joda /ˈjoda/ | juuma /juːma/ | baiver /bajver/ |
| One | ӧтік /ɵtik/ | ӧти /ɵti/ | одӥг /odiɡ/ | ик /ik/ | üks' /yksʲ/ | üts /yts/ | in /in/ |
| Two | кык /kɨk/ | кык /kɨk/ | кык /kɨk/ | кок /kok/ | kaks' /kaksʲ/ | katś /kɑtsʲ/ | dus /dus/ |
| Hello | бур лун /bur lun/ | видза олан /vidza olan/ | ӟечбур /dʑetɕˈbur/ | салам лийже /salam lijʒe/ | tervhen /ˈtervhen/ | tere /tere/ | allegra /aleɡra/ |
| Thank you | аттьӧ /atʲtʲɵ/ | аттьӧ /atʲtʲɵ/ | тау /tau/ | тау /tau/ | spasib /ˈspasib/ | aitäh /ɑitæh/ | grazia /ɡratsia/ |
| Good | бур /bur/ | бур /bur/ | умой /umoj/ | сай /saj/ | hüvä /ˈhyvæ/ | hää /hæː/ | bun /bun/ |
| Cuckoo | кӧк /kɵk/ | кӧк /kɵk/ | кикы /kiˈkɨ/ | куку /ˈkuku/ | kägi /ˈkæɡi/ | kägo /ˈkæɡo/ | cucu /ˈkuku/ |
| Computer | компьютер /komˈpʲjuter/ | компьютер /kɐmˈpjuter/ | компьютер /kɐmˈpjuter/ | компьютер /kɐmˈpjuter/ | tedomašin /ˈtedomaʃin/ | puutri /ˈpuːtri/ | computer /kɔmˈpjuːtər/ |
| Sushi | суши /ˈsuʂɨ/ | суши /ˈsuʃi/ | суши /suˈʃi/ | суши /suˈʃi/ | — | — | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ |
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