yeniseian

• Nom désignant un membre de l'un des peuples autochtones de la vallée de l'Ienisseï, en Sibérie, ou une langue de la famille iénisséienne qu'ils parlent, dont le kète est le seul membre encore vivant.

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.

nom propre

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.

   Iénisséien

   • 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.

   Langue de la famille iénisséienne

   • 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.

   Synonymesyeniseiyenisey