Yeniseian

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Etymology

From Yenisei +‎ -an.

Proper noun

Yeniseian

  1. A family of languages spoken in central Siberia.
    Synonyms: Yeniseic, Yenisei-Ostyak
  2. Proto-Yeniseian: the hypothetical parent language of the Yeniseian language family.

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Noun

Yeniseian (plural Yeniseians)

  1. A member of the original ethnolinguistic group hypothesized to have spoken Proto-Yeniseian.

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Adjective

Yeniseian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the languages comprising the Yeniseian language family, or their speakers.
  2. Of or relating to the hypothetical parent language of the Yeniseian language family.

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