Koryak ( ), also known as Nymylan, Chavchuven and Koræiki, is a Chukotko-Kamchatkan language spoken by 1,665 people as of 2010 in the easternmost extremity of Siberia, mainly in Koryak Okrug. It is mostly spoken by Koryaks. Its close relative, the Chukchi language, is spoken by about three times that number. The language together with Chukchi, Alyutor and Itelmen forms the Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family. Its native name in Koryak is , but variants of the Russian name "Koryak" are most commonly used in English and other languages. The Chukchis and Koryaks form a cultural unit with an economy based on reindeer herding and both have autonomy within Russia.
Phonology
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Orthography
References
Further reading
- Bogoras, Waldemar, and Franz Boas. Koryak Texts. Leyden: E.J. Brill, 1917.
- Comrie, Bernard. Inverse Verb Forms in Siberia Evidence from Chukchee, Koryak and Kamchadal. Amsterdam: Bibliotheek v.h. Inst. voor Algemene Taalwetenschap v.d. Univ. van Amsterdam], 1985.
- Zhukova, A. N., and Tokusu Kurebito. ÃÂð÷þòÃÂù ÃÂõüðÃÂøÃÂõÃÂúøù ÃÂûþòðÃÂàúþÃÂÃÂúÃÂúþ-ÃÂÃÂúþÃÂÃÂúøÃÂ
ÃÂ÷ÃÂúþò [Basic topical dictionary of the Koryak-Chukchi languages]. Tokyo, Japan: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 2004.
- Campbell, George L. and Gareth King. "Compendium of the World's Languages". 2013.
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