Yu·ka·ghir or Yu·ka·gir 
(ykə-gîr′)
(ykə-gîr′)n. pl. Yukaghir or Yu·ka·ghirs or Yukagir or Yu·ka·girs
1. A member of a traditionally nomadic people of eastern Siberia, known for their animistic beliefs and practice of shamanism.
2. The language of the Yukaghirs, perhaps related to Uralic.
[Russian Yukagir.]