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Luorawetlan — Luorawetlan, Eigenbezeichnung der Tschuktschen … Universal-Lexikon
Luorawetlan languages — also spelled Luoravetlan, family of languages including Chukchi, Koryak, Itelmen, Aliutor, and Kerek, spoken in northeastern Siberia. The Luorawetlan language family is placed with the Yeniseian languages, Yukaghir, and Nivkh within the… … Universalium
luorawetlan — lu·or·a·wet·lan … English syllables
luorawetlan — ləˌwȯrəˈwetlən noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized : a language family of the extreme northeast of Asia comprising Chukchi, Koryak, and Kamchadal see paleosiberian … Useful english dictionary
Paleo-Siberian languages — ▪ linguistics Introduction Paleo Siberian also spelled Paleosiberian , also called Paleo Asiatic languages or Hyperborean languages languages spoken in Asian Russia (Siberia) that belong to four genetically unrelated groups Yeniseian… … Universalium
Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages — Chukotko Kamchatkan Chukchi–Kamchatkan, Luorawetlan Geographic distribution: Russian Far East Linguistic classification: Chukotko Kamchatkan Proto language: Proto Chukotko Kamchatkan … Wikipedia
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
Chukchi — /chook chee/, n., pl. Chukchis, (esp. collectively) Chukchi for 1. 1. a member of a Paleo Asiatic people of northeastern Siberia. 2. the Chukotian language of the Chukchi people, noted for having different pronunciations for men and women. Also,… … 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
Nostratic hypothesis — Proposal of an overarching northern Eurasian language family, still of uncertain validity. Holger Pedersen was the first to suggest that the Indo European, Uralic, Altaic, Afroasiatic, and other language families might belong in one broad… … Universalium
