Vogul

[ voh-gool ]

noun

1. Mansi.

Vogul

/ ˈvəʊɡəl /

noun

1. -gul-guls a member of a people living in W Siberia and NE Europe
2. the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family: related to Hungarian

Word History and Origins

Origin of Vogul¹

1770–80; < Russian vogúl < Khanty wojal', wojat' Mansi

Example Sentences

On Monday the website FisbowlNY reported that the opening paragraph of a New York Times article by Carol Vogul may have been plagiarised.

From BBC

Benfey, to be sure, laid stress on this point;* but it is easy to produce examples of skin-shifting and consequent metamorphosis from Roman, North American, Old Scandinavian, Thlinkeet, Slav and Vogul ritual and myths.**

From Project Gutenberg

Ostiak and Vogul, like Samoyede, have a dual.

From Project Gutenberg

Hungarian has naturally advanced enormously beyond the stage reached by Ostiak and Vogul, and shows marks of strong European influence, but also retains primitive features.

From Project Gutenberg