plural of Yeniseian

A family of languages spoken in central Siberia. / Proto-Yeniseian: the hypothetical parent language of the Yeniseian language family.

A member of the original ethnolinguistic group hypothesized to have spoken Proto-Yeniseian.

Of or relating to the languages comprising the Yeniseian language family, or their speakers. / Of or relating to the hypothetical parent language of the Yeniseian language family.

plural of Proto-Yeniseian

(linguistics, uncountable) The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Yeniseian languages spoken in central Siberia.

(anthropology) A person who spoke the Proto-Yeniseian language.

(linguistics, anthropology) Of or pertaining to the Proto-Yeniseian language, or the people who spoke it.

Alternative spelling of Dene-Yeniseian

A proposed language family linking the Na-Dene languages of North America and the Yeniseian languages of Siberia.