Yeniseian

noun

Yen·​i·​sei·​an

-āən

plural -s

1

: a member of one of a group of peoples in the Yenisei river country including the Sagai

called also Yenisei-Ostyak

2

: a language family spoken in the valley of the Middle Yenisei river in Siberia of which Ket is the only member still spoken

Word History

Etymology

Yenisei river, western Siberia + English -an

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