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Nganasan

Nganasan

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A person who is from a native people living on the Taimyr Peninsula in northern Siberia
  • noun
: nganasan
  • A small population of Nganasan still lives in remote villages on the Taimyr Peninsula.

Examples

  • The Nganasan have traditionally relied on reindeer herding and fishing for their livelihood.

  • Anthropologists have studied the rituals of the Nganasan for decades.

  • The Nganasan people have a rich cultural heritage.

  • Many Nganasans still practice traditional hunting methods.

  • A small population of Nganasan still lives in remote villages on the Taimyr Peninsula.

  • Anthropologists have studied the rituals of the Nganasan for decades.

  • The Nganasan have traditionally relied on reindeer herding and fishing for their livelihood.

Synonyms

Samoyed
vsNganasan
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A group of native people in northwestern Siberia who traditionally herd reindeer

is a specific group living on the Taimyr Peninsula in northern Siberia

Compounds

Nganasan language
9.9

A language spoken by the Nganasan people in northern Russia

Surface Forms

Nganasan singular
Nganasans plural

Etymology

Nganasan is the name this small indigenous people use for themselves on the Taimyr Peninsula in northern Siberia, so a Nganasan is simply a member of that people, much like 'German' names a person from Germany.