Buryat

[ boor-yaht, boor-ee-aht; Russian boo-ryaht ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the Republic of Buryatia, its people, or their language.

noun

, plural Bur·yats, (especially collectively) Bur·yat.

1. a member of any of the Mongol people in the Republic of Buryatia.
2. the Mongolian language of the Buryat.

Buryat

/ bʊəˈjɑːt; bʊərɪˈɑːt /

noun

1. a member of a Mongoloid people living chiefly in the Buryat Republic
2. the language of this people, belonging to the Mongolic branch of the Altaic family

Example Sentences

Those from the area’s Yakut and Buryat ethnic communities complain of racism and oppression in Russia, which has driven some activist calls for independence.

From Seattle Times

According to Yekaterina Morland, an ethnic Buryat volunteer at the Asians of Russia Foundation, Buryatia has seen mobilization rates up to six times higher than Russia’s European regions.

From Seattle Times

"The Buryat Mongols, Tuva Mongols, and Kalmyk Mongols have ... been used as nothing more than cannon fodder," he said in a video message, wearing a ribbon in Ukrainian yellow-and-blue, and referring to three Mongol ethnic groups in Russia.

From Reuters

Eventually, a serviceman she believed to be an ethnic Buryat from Siberia offered to let her speak to someone he said knew the full story.

From Los Angeles Times

“Right now in Ukraine, the fate of our country, the fate of all of Russia and its future are being decided,” he said on March 12 after four Buryat paratroopers had been awarded posthumous medals.

From Washington Post