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- proper noun a people who live in the extreme northwest of
Siberia . - proper noun the
Samoyedic language spoken by these people. - noun A member of these people.
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At this most eagerly awaited, wondrous time, the Nganasan people celebrate the Clean Tent Ceremony, the premiere rite of their ritual calendar.
Donna Henes: A Clean Sweep for the New Year Donna Henes 2011
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At this most eagerly awaited, wondrous time, the Nganasan people celebrate the Clean Tent Ceremony, the premiere rite of their ritual calendar.
Donna Henes: A Clean Sweep for the New Year Donna Henes 2011
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In Siberia, we have the Itelmen, the Khanty, the Nganasan, the Evenki, the Ket, the Yukaghir and the Nivkhi.
Robert Lindsay 2008
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