Koryak language

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Koryak
чавʼчывэн; чавʼчываелыел
Koryak language in Koryak with transliteration
Native to	Russia
Region	Koryak Okrug
Ethnicity	7,485 Koryaks
Native speakers	1665, 21% of ethnic population (2010 census)[1]
Language family	Chukotko-Kamchatkan Chukotkan Koryak
Dialects	Chavchuven Koryak
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kpy
Glottolog	kory1246
ELP	Koryak
Pre-contact distribution of Koryak (purple) and other Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages
Koryak is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Koryak (/ˈkɔːriæk/ KOR-ee-ak) is a Chukotko-Kamchatkan language spoken by 1,665 people as of 2010^[1] 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.^[2] Its native name in Koryak is нымылан nymylan, but variants of the Russian name "Koryak" are most commonly used in English and other languages. The Chukchi and Koryaks form a cultural unit with an economy based on reindeer herding and both have autonomy within the Russian Federation. The language is also known as Nymylan, Korjakische, Chavchuven and Koræiki.^[3]