Arin was a
Yeniseian language spoken in
Russia along the
Yenisei River between
Yeniseysk and
Krasnoyarsk. It is classified as a Southern Yeniseian language, along with
Pumpokol,
Kott, and
Assan.
It is believed that the term ''Ar'' or ''Ara'' was used by speakers of Arin to refer to themselves. It became extinct in the 18th century.
The closest known relative of Arin,
Pumpokol, has been suggested to be the language of the ruling elite of the
Xiongnu
The Xiongnu (, ) were a tribal confederation of nomadic peoples who, according to ancient Chinese sources, inhabited the eastern Eurasian Steppe from the 3rd century BC to the late 1st century AD. Modu Chanyu, the supreme leader after 209 ...
, as well as the
Jie ruling class of the
Later Zhao
The Later Zhao (; 319–351) was a dynasty of the Sixteen Kingdoms in northern China. It was founded by the Shi family of the Jie ethnicity. The Jie were most likely a Yeniseian people and spoke next to Chinese one of the Yeniseian languages.Vov ...
dynasty.
References
External links
Arin basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
{{Paleosiberian languages
Extinct languages of Asia
Yeniseian languages
Languages extinct in the 18th century
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