How do Paleo-Siberian languages adapt Russian loanwords to their own grammar and sounds?

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Paleo-Siberian languages adapt Russian language loanwords by modifying them to align with the specific phonological and grammatical rules of the native language.1

While these languages actively adjust older borrowings to fit their internal structures, more recently acquired loanwords often retain their original Russian form or a version that closely resembles it. This process of integration is part of a broader linguistic landscape where Paleo-Siberian groups—including Yeniseian, Luorawetlan, Yukaghir, and Nivkh—have increasingly incorporated Russian influence, particularly as bilingualism has grown through modern education and the adoption of the Cyrillic alphabet for literary development.123