Paleosiberian


Pa·le·o·si·be·ri·an

P0022450 (pā′lē-ō-sī-bîr′ē-ən)adj. Of or relating to a grouping of mostly unrelated languages and language isolates, including Chukchi and Yukaghir, spoken primarily in Siberia.n. The Paleosiberian languages.

Pa•le•o•si•be•ri•an

(ˌpeɪ li oʊ saɪˈbɪər i ən; esp. Brit. ˌpæl i-)

n. 1. a group of languages and language families of Siberia that have no close affiliation with each other or with Indo-European, Altaic, Uralic, or Eskimo-Aleut languages. 2. a speaker of a Paleosiberian language. adj. 3. of or pertaining to Paleosiberian or its speakers. [1910–15]