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Yakut

Yakut

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A Turkic language spoken by people in northeastern Siberia
  • noun
: yakuto
  • Many children in Yakutia learn Yakut as their first language at home.

Examples

  • The Yakut language is known for its rich oral traditions.

  • Another Yakuts competitive advantage: wild game.

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  • "Yakuts food is in an embryonic state," he said.

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  • "Before him there wasn't any Yakuts food designed in any sort of acceptable form; it was just food poured together.

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  • But for that to happen, Gabyshev said, Yakuts food will need to cut down on the fat content while emphasizing what's most appealing to outsiders.

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  • We decided to take an immediate field trip to Tygyn Darkhan, the hotel restaurant whose chef, a Mr. Tarbarkhov, everyone in Yakutsk apparently agreed, had launched new wave Yakuts cuisine.

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  • He traveled to Moscow and to many conferences claiming that the flesh of the Yakuts breed of colt, the yearling but not the grown horse, has special properties.

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  • The epicenter of Yakut's culinary innovation is the city of Yakutsk, population 250,000, and a 400-year-old monument to perseverance.

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  • And with that, Basil launched into the sordid tale of his uncle, who was a medical professor, a former executive director of the Yakutsk Institute of Health, and a fierce champion of the health benefits of Yakuts cuisine: "He was the leading light of the medical profession here and he made a life cause out of promoting the health of Yakuts food," Basil began.

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  • And with that, Basil launched into the sordid tale of his uncle, who was a medical professor, a former executive director of the Yakutsk Institute of Health, and a fierce champion of the health benefits of Yakuts cuisine: "He was the leading light of the medical profession here and he made a life cause out of promoting the health of Yakuts food," Basil began.

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Synonyms

Yakut language
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A Turkic language spoken by the Yakut people in northeastern Siberia

is the same name but shorter and more compact

Compounds

A Turkic language spoken by the Yakut people in northeastern Siberia

Surface Forms

Yakut singular
Yakuts plural

Etymology

Yakut comes from a name used by Russian speakers for the people of northeastern Siberia, while the people call themselves Sakha. So Yakut as a language is simply the language spoken by that people.