Yeniseian

Definitions

proper noun A language family spoken in central Siberia.
proper noun Proto-Yeniseian: the hypothetical parent language of the Yeniseian language family.
noun A member of the original ethnolinguistic group hypothesized to have spoken Proto-Yeniseian.
adjective Of or relating to the languages comprising the Yeniseian language family, or their speakers.
adjective Of or relating to the hypothetical parent language of the Yeniseian language family.

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Ket is the sole survivor of an earlier language family called "Yeniseian."

Spero News 2010
Their work is chronicled in "The Dene-Yeniseian Connection," a publication of the

Spero News 2010
"Then we can breathe life into the ancestors of the Yeniseian and Na-Dene people," Potter said.

The Seattle Times 2010
In 2008, Vajda aired his hypothesis at a Dene-Yeniseian Symposium in Alaska organized by

The Seattle Times 2010
Vajda's 67-page article is featured in "The Dene-Yeniseian Connection," a new joint publication of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Department of Anthropology and the

The Seattle Times 2010
Dene-Yeniseian Connection, "a just-released joint publication of the University of Alaska

The Seattle Times 2010