The Kott (Kot) language (russian: Коттский язык) is an extinct Yeniseian language that was formerly spoken in central Siberia by the banks of Mana River, a tributary of the Yenisei river. It became extinct in the 1850s. Kott was closely related to

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, still spoken farther north along the Yenisei river. Assan, a close relative, is sometimes considered a dialect of Kott. In 1858, Matthias Castrén published the grammar and dictionary (''Versuch einer jenissei-ostjakischen und kottischen Sprachlehre''), which included material on the Kott and Ket (Yenisei-Ostyak) languages. There also exists a book made by G.K.Verner "kottskij jazyk" about the Kott language. Падежи

Kott had been influenced by Turkic languages, and had borrowed some words from Turkic languages. For example Kott baktîr- ‘to praise’ comes from Proto-Turkic *paktïr or Kott kolá ‘copper, brass’ comes from Proto-Turkic *kola.

References

External links

Kott basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
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