khanty

• Имя собственное, относящееся либо к представителю кочевого угорского народа, населяющего северо-западную Сибирь, либо к угорскому языку, на котором говорит этот народ.

A proper noun referring to either a member of the nomadic Ugrian people inhabiting northwestern Siberia, or the Ugric language spoken by these people.

irregular plural · proper noun

1. Ethnic groupC1formal

   A member of a nomadic Ugrian people inhabiting northwestern Siberia, east of the Ural Mountains.

   Ханты

   • The Khanty have traditionally lived as reindeer herders and fishers.
   • Anthropologists study the cultural practices of the Khanty people.
   • The Khanty maintain a close connection to the taiga environment.

   Synonymsostyak

2. C1formal

   A Ugric language, related to Hungarian, spoken by the Khanty people (formerly known as Ostyak).

   Язык

   • Khanty is an endangered language with only a few thousand speakers.
   • Linguists compare Khanty and Hungarian due to their shared Ugric roots.
   • Efforts are being made to document and revitalize the Khanty language.

   Synonymsostyak