nganasan

• Sustantivo que designa a un miembro del pueblo samoiedo que habita en la península de Taimir, en Siberia, o a la lengua urálica hablada por este pueblo.

A noun referring to a member of the Samoyedic people living on the Taimyr Peninsula in Siberia, or the Uralic language spoken by this people.

nombre propio

1. A member of the Samoyedic peopleC1formal

   A person belonging to the Samoyedic ethnic group residing on the Taimyr Peninsula in Siberia.

   nganasan (persona)

   • The Nganasan have a rich tradition of reindeer herding.
   • Anthropologists have studied the Nganasan people for decades.
   • The Nganasan maintain their unique cultural practices despite modern influences.

2. The Uralic language of the NganasanC1formal

   The Uralic language spoken by the Nganasan people, belonging to the Samoyedic branch.

   Idioma nganasan

   • The Nganasan language is critically endangered with few remaining speakers.
   • Linguists are working to document the Nganasan language.
   • She is learning Nganasan to preserve her ancestral tongue.