Definition of Yukaghir in US English: Yukaghir
noun Plural Yukaghirs 1 A member of a people of Arctic Siberia.
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‘Commercial values attached to sable-hunting were woven into the social fabric of Yukaghir life.’ ‘The Yukaghir live in the northeast of Russia, in the Republic of Yakutia, above the arctic circle.’ ‘From the Abazians to the Yukaghirs, read about the people, tribes, dialects, and languages of Russia.’ ‘Since we are still technically still at war with the Yukaghir, your actions were technically treasonous.’ ‘The position of Yakut is now less strong, but most Yukaghirs have some command of Yakut as well.’ 2 The language of the Yukaghir, of uncertain affinity.
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‘The number of speakers of Yukaghir has diminished greatly since these verses were collected.’ adjective Relating to the Yukaghir or their language.