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Samoyedic languages — Samoyedic Samoyed Geographic distribution: Northern Eurasia Linguistic classification: Uralic Samoyedic Proto language … Wikipedia
Shamanism in Siberia — Northern Asia, particularly Siberia is regarded as the locus classicus of shamanism.Hoppál 2005:13] It is inhabited by many different ethnic groups. Many of its Uralic, Altaic, and Paleosiberian peoples observe shamanistic practices even in… … Wikipedia
Kamasins — ( Камасинцы (also Камашинцы) in Russian; self designation: калмажи , or kalmazhi) were a tribe of the Sayan Samoyedic people numbering approx. 500 men, who lived along the Kan River and Mana River in the 17th century (southern part of today s… … Wikipedia
Tuvans — Infobox Ethnic group group=Tuvans Тывалар caption= Tsengel Tuvan child and grandmother poptime= over 220,000 ? regions = flag|Tuva region1 = flag|Russia pop1 = 200,000 region2 = flag|Mongolia pop2 = 20,000 region3 = flag|China pop3 = 2,400 rels=… … Wikipedia
Uralic languages — Family of more than 30 languages spoken by some 25 million people in central and northern Eurasia. A primary division is between the Finno Ugric languages, which account for most of the languages and speakers, and the Samoyedic languages. The… … Universalium
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
arctic — arctically, adv. /ahrk tik/ or, esp. for 7, /ahr tik/, adj. 1. (often cap.) of, pertaining to, or located at or near the North Pole: the arctic region. 2. coming from the North Pole or the arctic region: an arctic wind. 3. characteristic of the… … Universalium
Mator language — Mator Spoken in Russia Native speakers 0 (date missing) Language family Uralic Samoyedic Mator … Wikipedia
Xiongnu — Nomadic confederation 3rd cent. BC–460s AD … Wikipedia
Nenets — /nen ets/, n., pl. Nentsi, Nentsy /nent see/, (esp. collectively) Nenets. 1. a member of a reindeer herding Uralic people of far northern European Russia and adjacent areas of Siberia as far as the Yenisei River delta. 2. the Samoyedic language… … Universalium
