Yukaghir

American  

[yoo-kuh-geer] / ˌyu kəˈgɪər /

noun

plural

Yukaghirs,

plural

Yukaghir

1. a member of an Indigenous people of the Kolyma river basin of northeastern Siberia.

2. the Paleosiberian language of the Yukaghir.

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Etymology

Origin of Yukaghir

First recorded in 1840–45; from Russian yukagír, probably of Evenki origin

Example Sentences

Mr. Shadrin, the Yukaghir community leader, described the members of his Indigenous group — scattered in small villages across the vast region — as overwhelmingly supportive of the Kremlin.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2022

An old man, covered in scars from hunting bears in his youth, led them to a Yukaghir village.

From New York Times • May 16, 2016

The Yukaghir were not an exotic tribe living in utter isolation.

From New York Times • May 16, 2016

They would make contact with a mysterious group of people called the Yukaghir, who supposedly lived on nothing but elk and moose.

From New York Times • May 16, 2016

Yugo-Slavs, the, 331, 537 Yuin, the, 437 Yukaghir, the, 274 sq.; writing system, 284 sq.,

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court