Chukchi

[ choo k-chee ]

/ ˈtʃʊk tʃi /

a member of a Paleo-Asiatic people of northeastern Siberia.

the Chukotian language of the Chukchi people, noted for having different pronunciations for men and women.

Example sentences from the Web for chukchi

The habit of chewing tobacco is only common among European sailors and among the Javanese and Chukchi.

The Races of Man |Joseph Deniker
Chukchi women are often tattooed with two black-blue convex lines running from the eye to the chin.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 |Various
The Chukchi burn their dead or expose them on platforms to be devoured by ravens.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 |Various
Even the sailors struggled with the Chukchi vocabulary, and tried to teach their savage friends Swedish.

From Pole to Pole |Sven Anders Hedin

All the men on the Vega, except the cook, hastened on deck to look at these unexpected visitors of Chukchi race.

From Pole to Pole |Sven Anders Hedin

Chukchi

/ (ˈtʃʊktʃɪ) /

plural -chi, -chis, -chee or -chees a member of a people of the Chukchi Peninsula

the language of this people, related only to some of the smaller aboriginal languages of Siberia