Yukaghir
Speech parts
1. Yukaghir - Noun
2. Yukaghir - Proper noun
Meaning
Yukaghir pl (plural only)
An ethnic group of Siberia.
Yukaghir
(linguistics) A language family consisting of two closely related languages spoken in Siberia.
Synonyms
Mansi
Sami
Mari
komi
Finno-Ugric
finnic
Khanty
Nenets
Samoyedic
Nganasan
Eskimo-Aleut
Selkup
Permic
uralic
Ugric
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Examples
He left Morzoko to explore the east side and returned to the west side, but Morozko had to be recalled to deal with a Yukaghir mutiny (at the Palana River ).
It is currently widely accepted that the similarities between Uralic and Yukaghir languages are due to ancient contacts.