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Tavgi, n. (and a.)|ˈtævgɪ|
Also Tavghi, Tavghy, Tavgy.
[a. Russ.]
a. (A member of) a Finno-Ugric people (now called Nganasan) living between the Yenisey and Khatanga rivers in north-west Siberia.
b. The language of this people. Also attrib. or as adj., esp. in Tavgi-Samoyed.
1886Encycl. Brit. XXI. 251/2 The Tavghi Samoyedes may number about 1000. 1888Ibid. XXIV. 1/1 Ural-Altaic languages..Tavghi, between lower Yenisei and Khatanga rivers. 1934Webster, Tavgi, var. of Tavghi. 1951W. K. Matthews Lang. U.S.S.R. iii. 17 Tavgi (Nganasan) in Taimyr. 1954,1967[see Nenets]. 1975G. F. Cushing tr. Hajdu's Finno-Ugrian Lang. & Peoples iii. 216 The Nganasans are called Tavgi-Samoyeds. 1977C. F. & F. M. Voegelin Classification & Index World's Lang. 343 Yenisei Samoyed..appears to be transitional between Yurak and Tavgy Samoyed. |