Yeniseian
English
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editEtymology
editProper noun
editYeniseian
- A family of languages spoken in central Siberia.
- Synonyms: Yeniseic, Yenisei-Ostyak
- Proto-Yeniseian: the hypothetical parent language of the Yeniseian language family.
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editfamily of languages
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Noun
editYeniseian (plural Yeniseians)
- A member of the original ethnolinguistic group hypothesized to have spoken Proto-Yeniseian.
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editmember of the Yeniseian ethnolinguistic group
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Adjective
editYeniseian (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the languages comprising the Yeniseian language family, or their speakers.
- Of or relating to the hypothetical parent language of the Yeniseian language family.
Translations
editof or relating to the languages of the Yeniseian family, or their speakers
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Proto-Yeniseian — see Proto-Yeniseian
Further reading
edit- Yeniseian languages on Wikipedia.Wikipedia