Ostiak


[os-tee-ak] /ˈɒs tiˌæk/

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[os-tee-ak] /ˈɒs tiˌæk/
noun, plural Ostyaks (especially collectively) Ostyak.
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/ˈɒstɪˌæk/
noun
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(pl) -aks, -ak. a member of an Ugrian people living in NW Siberia E of the Urals
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the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family: related to Hungarian

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