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Ostyak

noun

A member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Urals). Synonym: Khanty.

A Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Ostyak. Synonym: Khanty.

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... were forgotten; we felt a boundless enjoyment, as if we had come to paradise." Thence they travelled in reindeer sledges to Obdorsk, everywhere received in a friendly and hospitable manner by the wild tribes on the way, although the hospitality sometimes became troublesome; as for instance when an Ostyak compelled von Krusenstern to drink tea six times a day, and six cups each time, and offered him as a special luxury an extract of tobacco ...

— The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II • A.E. Nordenskieold

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Words linked to "Ostyak" : Ugrian, Russian, Ugric