Yenisei
- noun
- Specialized
- Linguists are documenting the Yenisei language to preserve it for future study.
Examples
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Few people speak Yenisei fluently today.
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The Yenisei language is unique among Uralic languages.
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Few people today still speak Yenisei due to its near-extinct status.
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The Yenisei language is most closely associated with the tribes living along the Yenisei River.
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Linguists are documenting the Yenisei language to preserve it for future study.
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Few people today still speak Yenisei due to its near-extinct status.
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The Yenisei language is most closely associated with the tribes living along the Yenisei River.
Synonyms
A language once used in central Siberia by the Yeniseian people that is no longer spoken
A group of related languages from the Yenisei River area in Siberia
Compounds
- Specialized
A language once used in central Siberia by the Yeniseian people that is no longer spoken
- Specialized
A language no longer spoken by the Yeniseian people in northern Siberia
A major Siberian river that starts near Mongolia and flows north into the Kara Sea
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yenisei is the name of a language because it comes from the people who live by the Yenisei River in central Siberia. A helpful way to remember is to think of the river and the local people together—so Yenisei the language is the language of the people living by that river.
