Khanty
English
Etymology
From Northern Khanty хӑнти (χănti) (“Khanty person; Khanty (adj.)”), Southern Khanty хӑнтӛ (χăntə) (“Khanty person; man”), Eastern Khanty кӑнтӛг яг (kăntəγ jaγ) (“Khanty people”), presumably from Proto-Uralic *kunta (“clan, kin, community”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Khan‧ty
Noun
Khanty
- A member of an ethnic group of people who live in Khantia-Mansia, Ostyak.
Translations
member of an ethnic group
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Proper noun
Khanty
- The Ob-Ugric language spoken by these people.
Synonyms
- Ostyak
Translations
language
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Further reading
- ISO 639-3 code kca (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Khanty, kca
Anagrams
- hankty, thanky