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Ostyak

The English word “Ostyak” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A member of any of several indigenous peoples in Siberia, Russia, including the Khanty people and the Ket people.

proper noun

  1. Any of various languages of these peoples.

Etymology

From Russian остя́к (ostják, “Easterner”), from Eastern Khanty Ас ях (As jah, “people of the river Ob”).

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