Yukaghir

[ yoo-kuh-geer ]

noun

, plural Yu·ka·ghirs, (especially collectively) Yu·ka·ghir

1. a member of an Indigenous people of the Kolyma river basin of northeastern Siberia.
2. the Paleosiberian language of the Yukaghir.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yukaghir¹

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

Example Sentences

The word “Omok” means simply people, “tribe” in Yukaghir language.

From Project Gutenberg