Ostyak
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- noun
- The Ostyak have a long history of fishing and reindeer herding in Siberia.
Examples
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Many Ostyak people now prefer to be known as Khanty, reflecting their own name for themselves.
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Anthropologists have studied Ostyak traditions and beliefs for over a century.
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The Ostyak people have a rich cultural heritage.
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Many Ostyaks still practice traditional hunting.
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Many Ostyak people now prefer to be known as Khanty, reflecting their own name for themselves.
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The Ostyak have a long history of fishing and reindeer herding in Siberia.
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Many Ostyak still practice traditional hunting.
Synonyms
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A person from a native people in northwestern Siberia east of the Ural Mountains
Compounds
- Archaic
A language of western Siberia related to Hungarian and spoken by the Ostyak people
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ostyak comes from the Russian name for the people now more often called Khanty. Russian travellers and officials used this name for the groups living in western Siberia, so Ostyak means that Siberian people today.