Chukchi (redirected from Chukchee)

Chuk·chi also Chuk·chee  (chkch)

n. pl. Chukchi or Chuk·chis also Chukchee or Chuk·chees

1. A member of a people of northeast Siberia.

2. The language of the Chukchi, noted for being pronounced differently by men and women.

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[Russian, pl. of chukcha, from Chukchi chawchw.]

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Chukchi, Chukchee [ˈtʃʊktʃɪ]

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -chi, -chis, -chee -chees a member of a people of the Chukchi Peninsula

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, related only to some of the smaller aboriginal languages of Siberia

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Chukchi - a member of an indigenous people living on the Chukchi Peninsula Siberian - a native or inhabitant of Siberia
	2.	Chukchi - an indigenous and isolated language of unknown origin spoken by the Chukchi that is pronounced differently by men and women Chukchi language natural language, tongue - a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language