释义 |
yu·ka·ghir noun or yu·ka·gir \|yükə|gi(ə)r\ (plural yukaghir or yukaghirs or yukagir or yukagirs) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a group of formerly strong mongoloid peoples of northeastern Siberia surviving along the southern tributaries of the Kolyma river above Verkhne Kolymsk and having a culture of the Tungus type b. : a member of any of such peoples 2. a. : the language of the Yukaghir people b. : a family of languages of which only Yukaghir is still extant or well-known — see paleosiberian |