Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages Alutor is a language of Russia that belongs to the Chukchi-Koryak group of the Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alutor language"
Chukchi (also Luoravetlan, Chukot, Chukcha) is a Palaeosiberian language spoken by circa 10,400 people ( 2001) ( Chukchi) in the easternmost extremity of Siberia, mainly in the region called Chukotka. It is closely related to Koryak, which is spoken by about half that number. The language together with Koryak, Kerek, Alutor and Itelmen forms the Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chukchi language"
The Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages, sometimes called the Luorawetlan languages, are a language family of northeastern Siberia. The Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages are sometimes grouped with other unrelated language families as the Paleosiberian languages. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages"
Itelmen, also sometimes known as Kamchadal, is a language belonging to the Chukotko-Kamchatkan family traditionally spoken in the Kamchatka Peninsula. Fewer than 100 native speakers, mostly elderly, in a few settlements in the southwest of the Koryak Autonomous Region, remained in 1993. The 2002 Russian census counts 3180 ethnic Itelmen, virtually all of which are now monolingual in Russian. However, there are attempts to revive the language, and it is being taught in a number of schools in the region. ...more on Wikipedia about "Itelmen language"
Kerek is a language of Russia that belongs to the northern branch of the Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages. It was formerly considered to be a dialect of Chukchi, but is now recognised as a separate language closer to Koryak. It is now very close to extinction, and the Kerek ethnic group now speaks Chukchi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kerek language"
Koryak is a Chukotko-Kamchatkan language spoken by circa 5,200 people (2001) (Koryak) in the easternmost extremity of Siberia, mainly in the region called Koryakia. It is mostly a language spoken by Koryaks. Its close relative, the Chukchi language, is spoken by about twice that number. The language together with Chukchi, Kerek, Alutor and Itelmen forms the Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family. ...more on Wikipedia about "Koryak language"
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