Asan (people)
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The Asan or Assan were a Yeniseian
speaking people in Siberia
. In the 18th and 19th centuries they were assimilated by the Evenks
. They spoke the Assan language
.
Yeniseian languages
The Yeniseian language family is spoken in central Siberia.-Family division:0. Proto-Yeniseian...
speaking people in Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
. In the 18th and 19th centuries they were assimilated by the Evenks
Evenks
The Evenks are a Tungusic people of Northern Asia. In Russia, the Evenks are recognized as one of the Indigenous peoples of the Russian North, with a population of 35,527...
. They spoke the Assan language
Assan language
Assan was a Yeniseian language which became extinct in the 19th century. It was closely related to the Kott language.-External links:*...
.
Sources
- Wixman, Ronald. The Peoples of the USSR: An Ethnographic Handbook. (Armonk, New York: M. E. Sharpe, Inc, 1984) p. 14