The Languages in Russia 2: The Ket Language - Navajo’s Siberian Cousin?

Professor Edward Vajda tells us about the Kets and their languages. The Ket people live in the middle of Siberia. Despite their isolation, their language might be related to some Native American languages such as Navajo. Русскоязычная версия интервью (The Russian version of the interview): Professor Edward Vajda’s university profile: Lectures about the Kets and the Ket language: Firelight on the River: Siberia’s Ket People and Ancient North America (2019) The Peopling of the Americas and the Dene-Yeniseian Connection (2013) Areal Features in Yeniseian Grammaticalization Other recommended lectures by Vajda: Tolkien’s imaginary languages (about . Tolkien as linguist and folklorist)