Ostyak
Americannoun
noun
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a member of an Ugrian people living in NW Siberia E of the Urals
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the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family: related to Hungarian
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Etymology
Origin of Ostyak
1715–25; < Russian ostyák originally a Khanty, later used for the Samoyedic Selkup, the Ket, and certain Mansi groups < Khanty ās-jax, plural of as-xo one living on the Ob, equivalent to Ās the river Ob + xo man
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The Ostyak says, that he believes in ONE God who cannot be seen, but he does not worship him alone; he worships other gods.
From Far Off by Mortimer, Favell Lee
The Ostyak lets no part of his body be uncovered but just his face, and that would freeze, if he were not to rub it often with his hands, covered over with hairy reindeer gloves.
From Far Off by Mortimer, Favell Lee
The reindeer, after he is dead, is of as much use to the Ostyak, as when he was alive; for his skin is his master's clothing.
From Far Off by Mortimer, Favell Lee
The Ostyak knows how to keep his balance, by waving his long staff in the air, while the deer trots briskly along.
From Far Off by Mortimer, Favell Lee
The Samoyed tent is commonly covered with reindeer skins, the Ostyak tent with birch bark.
From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Leslie, Alexander, fl. 1879-1882
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