Yeniseian

American  

[yen-uh-sey-uhn] / ˌyɛn əˈseɪ ən /

noun

1. a group of languages spoken in Siberia, the only surviving member of which is Ket.

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Etymology

Origin of Yeniseian

Yenisei + -an, translation of Russian yeniséĭskiĭ

Example Sentences

In particular, he looked at Yeniseian and Na-Dene verbs, since languages in both groups have a template of fixed positions before and after the verb for specifying various attributes.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2014

“If Yeniseian is off the table as a back-migration, there is no other candidate,” Dr. Sicoli said.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2014

If Yeniseian represents a return migration from Beringia, the question of the source population in Siberia of Native Americans is thrust back into obscurity.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2014

But in 2008, Edward Vajda, a linguist at Western Washington University, said he had documented a relationship between Yeniseian, a group of mostly extinct languages spoken along the Yenisei River in central Siberia, and Na-Dene.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2014

Several Yeniseian languages are known only from czarist fur tax records.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2014