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vogul

/ˈvəʊ.ɡəl/

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noun

/ˈvəʊ.ɡəl/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее представителя кочевого народа Северного Урала или угорский язык (родственный венгерскому), на котором говорит этот народ.

A noun referring to a member of a nomadic people of the northern Urals, or the Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by this people.

proper noun

  1. A member of a nomadic peopleC2formal

    A person belonging to a nomadic ethnic group historically inhabiting the northern Ural region of Russia.

    ruЧлен кочевого народа

    • The Vogul traditionally lived by hunting and reindeer herding.
    • Anthropologists have studied the customs of the Vogul people.
    • The Vogul maintain a distinct cultural identity in the region.

    Synonymsmansi

  2. C2formal

    The Ugric language spoken by the Vogul people, which is related to Hungarian.

    ruВогульский язык

    • Linguists classify Vogul as part of the Ugric branch of the Uralic family.
    • Fewer than a thousand people still speak Vogul today.
    • The Vogul language has several dialects across the northern Urals.

    Synonymsmansi