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Yukaghir
[ yoo-kuh-geer ]
noun
, plural Yu·ka·ghirs, (especially collectively) Yu·ka·ghir
- a member of an Indigenous people of the Kolyma river basin of northeastern Siberia.
- the Paleosiberian language of the Yukaghir.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Yukaghir1
First recorded in 1840–45; from Russian yukagír, probably of Evenki origin
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Example Sentences
The word “Omok” means simply people, “tribe” in Yukaghir language.
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