Yukaghir

noun

Yu·​ka·​ghir
variants or Yukagir
¦yükə¦ gi(ə)r
plural Yukaghir or Yukaghirs or Yukagir or Yukagirs
1
a
: a group of formerly populous peoples of northeastern Siberia surviving along the southern tributaries of the Kolyma river above Verkhne Kolymsk and having a culture of the Tungus type
b
: a member of any of such peoples
2
a
: the language of the Yukaghir people
b
: a family of languages of which only Yukaghir is still extant or well-known see paleosiberian

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“Yukaghir.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yukaghir. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

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