yeniseian

• Существительное, обозначающее представителя одного из коренных народов долины реки Енисей в Сибири или язык енисейской семьи, на котором они говорят; единственный живой её язык — кетский.

A noun referring to a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Yenisei river valley in Siberia, or to a language of the Yeniseian family spoken by them, of which Ket is the only living member.

proper noun

1. A member of a Siberian ethnic groupC2formal

   A person belonging to one of the indigenous groups inhabiting the Yenisei River valley in western Siberia.

   Представитель сибирской этнической группы

   • The Yeniseian people have a rich cultural heritage tied to the river.
   • Anthropologists have studied the traditions of the Yeniseian for decades.
   • The Yeniseian maintain their unique customs despite modern influences.

2. C2formal

   A language of the Yeniseian family, spoken by the indigenous peoples of the Yenisei river valley in Siberia; the family is not related to Uralic, and Ket is its only surviving language.

   Язык енисейской семьи

   • Linguists are working to document the Yeniseian languages before they disappear.
   • Ket is the last living Yeniseian language.
   • Some scholars link the Yeniseian languages to the Na-Dene languages of North America.

   Synonymsyeniseiyenisey