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Yeniseian

Yeniseian proper noun: a family of languages spoken in central Siberia.

Proper noun

Yeniseian

  1. A family of languages spoken in central Siberia.
  2. Proto-Yeniseian: the hypothetical parent language of the Yeniseian language family.

Noun

Yeniseian (plural Yeniseians)

  1. A member of the original ethnolinguistic group hypothesized to have spoken Proto-Yeniseian.

Adjective

Yeniseian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the languages comprising the Yeniseian language family, or their speakers.
  2. Of or relating to the hypothetical parent language of the Yeniseian language family.

Synonyms of Yeniseian

Forms of Yeniseian

Proper noun
alternative formYenisseian
Noun
pluralYeniseians

Origin of Yeniseian

From Yenisei + -an.

Questions about Yeniseian

What does Yeniseian mean?
Yeniseian means a family of languages spoken in central Siberia.
What part of speech is Yeniseian?
Yeniseian can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.

Words near Yeniseian in the dictionary

  1. Yengo National Park
  2. Yenice
  3. Yeniche
  4. Yenisei
  5. Yenisei-Ostyak
  6. Yeniseian
  7. Yeniseianist
  8. Yeniseianists
  9. Yeniseians
  10. Yeniseic
  11. Yenisey

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