Khanty

Definitions of Khanty
  1. noun
    a member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Urals)
    synonyms: Ostyak
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    type of:
    Russian
    a native or inhabitant of Russia
  2. noun
    a Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Ostyak
    synonyms: Ostyak
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    type of:
    Ugrian, Ugric
    one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages; spoken in Hungary and northwestern Siberia
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