Khanty
Americannoun
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a member of a Uralic people now living in scattered settlements along the river Ob and its tributaries in Siberia, and known from historical records to have lived in northern European Russia.
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the Ugric language of the Khanty, consisting of a number of highly divergent dialects.
Etymology
Origin of Khanty
< Russian khánty (not declined) < Khanty xantə, qantə
Example Sentences
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Elsewhere, confirmed losses from indigenous groups include 201 Nenets, 96 Chukchi, 77 Khanty, 30 Koryaks and seven Inuit.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
As a proportion of males between the ages of 18 and 60, this equates to an estimated 2% of Chukchi, 1.4% of Russian Inuits, 1.32% of Koryaks and 0.8% of Khanty.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
At that time, local people lived by hunting, fishing, and gathering wild plants—a lifestyle still partially practiced by Nenets and Khanty people in the area today.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 29, 2023
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