Yeniseian

English

Alternative forms

• Yenisseian

Etymology

Yenisei +‎ -an

Proper noun

Yeniseian

1. A family of languages spoken in central Siberia.

   Synonyms: Yeniseic, Yenisei-Ostyak

2. Proto-Yeniseian: the hypothetical parent language of the Yeniseian language family.

Translations

family of languages

• Finnish: jeniseiläiskielet pl

Noun

Yeniseian (plural Yeniseians)

1. A member of the original ethnolinguistic group hypothesized to have spoken Proto-Yeniseian.

Translations

member of the Yeniseian ethnolinguistic group

• Finnish: jeniseiläinen

Adjective

Yeniseian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the languages comprising the Yeniseian language family, or their speakers.
2. Of or relating to the hypothetical parent language of the Yeniseian language family.

Translations

of or relating to the languages of the Yeniseian family, or their speakers

• Dutch: Jenisejisch
• Finnish: jeniseiläinen

Proto-Yeniseian — see Proto-Yeniseian

Further reading

• Yeniseian languages on Wikipedia.Wikipedia