samoyed

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Siberian breed of white or cream-colored dog of the spitz family

the Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed in northwestern Siberia

a Samoyedic-speaking person in northwestern Siberia

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When the Samoyed languages were determined to be part of the family, it was thought at first that Finnic and Ugric (Finno-Ugric) were closer to each other than to the Samoyed branch of the family, but that now is frequently questioned. Source: Internet

Poppe 1965: 126 Finno-Ugric and Samoyed were eventually grouped in a separate family, known as Uralic (though doubts about its validity long persisted). Source: Internet

The Samoyed people may have settled down long ago, but the Samoyed dog breed continues to be spread out throughout the world. Source: Internet

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