yenisei

• Nom propre désignant un grand fleuve de Sibérie, en Russie, qui coule vers le nord et se jette dans la mer de Kara ; se rapporte aussi à la famille des langues iénisséiennes parlées par les peuples autochtones de sa vallée.

A proper noun referring to a major river in Siberia, Russia, that flows northward into the Kara Sea; also refers to the Yeniseian family of languages spoken by the indigenous peoples of its valley.

indénombrable · nom propre

1. B2formal

   A major river in Siberia, Russia, originating in the mountains near the Mongolian border and flowing northward into the Kara Sea.

   Ienisseï

   • The Yenisei is one of the longest rivers in Russia.
   • The Yenisei River flows through the Siberian taiga.
   • The hydroelectric dams on the Yenisei provide power to the region.

   Synonymesyenisey

2. Yeniseian language familyC1formal

   The Yeniseian family of languages, spoken by the indigenous peoples of the Yenisei valley in Siberia; it is not related to Uralic, and Ket is its only surviving member.

   famille des langues iénisséiennes

   • The Yenisei languages form a small family of their own in central Siberia.
   • Linguists study the Yenisei languages to understand their origins.
   • Ket is the only Yenisei language still spoken.

   Synonymesyeniseian