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
20 core words in Komi-Permyak
Water
ва
/va/
Fire
би
/bi/
Sun
шонді
/ʃondi/
Moon
тӧлісь
/tɵliɕ/
Mother
мам
/mam/
Father
бать
/batʲ/
Eat
сейны
/sejnɨ/
Drink
юны
/junɨ/
Love
радейтӧм
/radejtɵm/
Heart
сьӧлӧм
/ɕɵlɵm/
Tree
пу
/pu/
House
керку
/kerku/
Dog
пон
/pon/
Cat
кань
/kanʲ/
Hand
ки
/ki/
Eye
син
/sin/
Hello
бур лун
/bur lun/
Thank you
аттьӧ
/atʲtʲɵ/
One
ӧтік
/ɵtik/
Good
бур
/bur/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Uralic (Permic) languages
| Meaning | Komi-Permyak | Komi-Zyrian | Udmurt | Veps | Võro | Hill Mari | Meadow Mari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ва /va/ | ва /va/ | ву /vu/ | vezi /ˈvezi/ | vesi /vesi/ | вӹд /vʉd/ | вӱд /vyd/ |
| Fire | би /bi/ | би /bi/ | тыл /tɨl/ | lämoi /ˈlæmoi/ | tuli /tuli/ | тыл /tɨl/ | тул /tul/ |
| Sun | шонді /ʃondi/ | шонді /ʃondi/ | шунды /ʃundɨ/ | päiväine /ˈpæivæine/ | päiv /pæiv/ | кечӹ /ketʃʉ/ | кече /ketʃe/ |
| Moon | тӧлісь /tɵliɕ/ | тӧлысь /tɵlɨɕ/ | толэзь /tolezʲ/ | kuu /kuː/ | kuu /kuː/ | тӹлзӹ /tʉlzʉ/ | тылзе /tɨlze/ |
| Mother | мам /mam/ | мам /mam/ | мумы /mumɨ/ | mam /mam/ | imä /imæ/ | ӓвӓ /ævæ/ | ава /ava/ |
| Father | бать /batʲ/ | бать /batʲ/ | атай /ataj/ | tat /tat/ | esä /esæ/ | ӓтя /ætʲa/ | ача /atʃa/ |
| Eat | сейны /sejnɨ/ | сёйны /ɕojnɨ/ | сиыны /siɨnɨ/ | söda /ˈsødæ/ | süümä /syːmæ/ | качкаш /katʃkaʃ/ | кочкаш /kotʃkaʃ/ |
| Drink | юны /junɨ/ | юны /junɨ/ | юыны /juɨnɨ/ | joda /ˈjoda/ | juuma /juːma/ | йӱӓш /jyæʃ/ | йӱаш /jyaʃ/ |
| Love | радейтӧм /radejtɵm/ | муслун /muslun/ | яратон /jaraton/ | armaztada /armasˈtada/ | armastus /ɑrmɑstus/ | ярататмаш /jaratatmaʃ/ | йӧратымаш /jøratɨmaʃ/ |
| Heart | сьӧлӧм /ɕɵlɵm/ | сьӧлӧм /ɕɵlɵm/ | сюлэм /sʲulem/ | südäin /ˈsydæin/ | süä /syæ/ | шӱм /ʃym/ | шӱм /ʃym/ |
| Tree | пу /pu/ | пу /pu/ | писпу /pispu/ | pu /pu/ | puu /puː/ | пушӓнгӹ /puʃæŋɡʉ/ | пушеҥге /puʃeŋɡe/ |
| House | керку /kerku/ | керка /kerka/ | корка /korka/ | pert' /pertʲ/ | kotus /kotus/ | пӧрт /pørt/ | пӧрт /pørt/ |
| Dog | пон /pon/ | пон /pon/ | пуны /punɨ/ | koir /koir/ | pini /pini/ | пи /pi/ | пий /pij/ |
| Cat | кань /kanʲ/ | кань /kanʲ/ | коӵыш /kotɕɨʃ/ | kaži /ˈkaʒi/ | kass /kɑsː/ | кытьӹ /kʉtʲʉ/ | пырыс /pɨrɨs/ |
| Hand | ки /ki/ | ки /ki/ | ки /ki/ | käzi /ˈkæzi/ | käsi /kæsi/ | кид /kid/ | кид /kid/ |
| Eye | син /sin/ | син /sin/ | син /sin/ | silm /silm/ | silm /silm/ | сӹнзӓ /sʉnzæ/ | шинча /ʃintʃa/ |
| Hello | бур лун /bur lun/ | видза олан /vidza olan/ | ӟечбур /d͡ʑet͡ɕˈbur/ | tervhen /ˈtervhen/ | tere /tere/ | пӓрӓнӓ /pærænæ/ | салам лийже /salam lijʒe/ |
| Thank you | аттьӧ /atʲtʲɵ/ | аттьӧ /atʲtʲɵ/ | тау /tau/ | spasib /ˈspasib/ | aitäh /ɑitæh/ | таусола /tausola/ | тау /tau/ |
| One | ӧтік /ɵtik/ | ӧти /ɵti/ | одӥг /odiɡ/ | üks' /yksʲ/ | üts /yts/ | ик /ik/ | ик /ik/ |
| Good | бур /bur/ | бур /bur/ | умой /umoj/ | hüvä /ˈhyvæ/ | hää /hæː/ | сӓй /sæj/ | сай /saj/ |
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