In the 1920s, the soviet authorities introduced the new name for the Komi language in Perm Region as "коми-пермяцкий язык", combining the native name of the language with the Russian one. The new name was transliterated in Komi as "коми-пермяцкöй кыв" 'Komi-Permyak language'. In this way the local language was nominally separated from the Komi-Zyryan language, that officially received the original name "коми кыв". The Komis of Region Perm had to officially use the new name, even though it has negative connotations for the speakers, continuing in their colloquial speech to use exclusively the original name of their language as "коми кыв".