nganasan

• Nom désignant un membre du peuple samoyède vivant sur la péninsule de Taïmyr en Sibérie, ou la langue ouralienne parlée par ce peuple.

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.

nom propre

1. A member of the Samoyedic peopleC1formal

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

   Nganassane

   • 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.

   nganassane (langue)

   • 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.