Koibal dialect is a dialect of the
Kamassian language
Kamassian () is an extinct Samoyedic language. It is included by convention in the Southern group together with Mator and Selkup (although this does not constitute a subfamily). The last native speaker of Kamassian, Klavdiya Plotnikova, died ...
or arguably another independent
Sayan Samoyed language.
About 600 words of the Koibal dialect are known, but there are no grammatical descriptions of Koibal. The vocabulary of Koibal is very similar to
Kamassian proper dialect. The Koibal dialect died around the 19th century. The Koibals assimilated into
Turkic tribes
The Turkic term ''oğuz'' or ''oğur'' (in z- and r-Turkic, respectively) is a historical term for "military division, clan, or tribe" among the Turkic peoples.
With the Mongol invasions of 1206–21, the Turkic khaganates were replaced by M ...
There was a Koibal-Russian glossary published in 1806.
proper distinguishes the alveo-dental and palatal sibilants s, z vs. š, ž, however the Koibal dialect only has s and z.
Vocabulary
References
External links Koibal dictionary
Southern Samoyedic languages
Extinct languages of Asia
Languages of Russia
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