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'''Koryak''' is a [[Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages|Chukotko-Kamchatkan]] language spoken by about 1,700 people 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, [[Kerek language|Kerek]], [[Alutor language|Alutor]] and [[Itelmen language|Itelmen]] forms the Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family. Its name in Koryak is нымылан ''Nymylan'', but the Russian name is more common.
'''Koryak''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɔː|r|.|j|æ|k}}) is a [[Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages|Chukotko-Kamchatkan]] language spoken by about 1,700 people 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, [[Kerek language|Kerek]], [[Alutor language|Alutor]] and [[Itelmen language|Itelmen]] forms the Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family. Its name in Koryak is нымылан ''Nymylan'', but the Russian name is more common.


The Chukchi and Koryaks form a cultural unit with an economy based on [[reindeer herding]] and both have autonomy within the [[Russia|Russian Federation]].
The Chukchi and Koryaks form a cultural unit with an economy based on [[reindeer herding]] and both have autonomy within the [[Russia|Russian Federation]].

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Koryak
чавʼчывэн; чавʼчываелыел
Native toRussia
RegionKoryak Okrug
Ethnicity8,022 Koryaks
Native speakers
1665, 21% of ethnic population (2010 census)[1]
Dialects
  • Chavchuven Koryak
Language codes
ISO 639-3kpy
Glottologkory1246
ELPKoryak

Koryak (/ˈkɔːr.jæk/) is a Chukotko-Kamchatkan language spoken by about 1,700 people 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, Kerek, Alutor and Itelmen forms the Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family. Its name in Koryak is нымылан Nymylan, but the Russian name is more common.

The Chukchi and Koryaks form a cultural unit with an economy based on reindeer herding and both have autonomy within the Russian Federation.

Phonology

Koryak vowels
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid ɛ ə o
Open a
Koryak consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyngeal
Plosive p t c k q
Fricative β v ɣ ʕ
Affricate t͡ɕ
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Liquid l ʎ
Approximant (w) j

Koryak alphabet

А а Б б В в В' в' Г г Г' г' Д д Е е
Ё ё Ж ж З з И и Й й К к Ӄ ӄ Л л
М м Н н Ӈ ӈ О о П п Р р С с Т т
У у Ф ф Х х Ц ц Ч ч Ш ш Щ щ Ъ ъ
Ы ы Ь ь Э э Ю ю Я я

References

  1. ^ Перепись-2010 "Population of the Russian Federation by Languages (in Russian)". gks.ru. Russian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

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. Basic topical dictionary of the Koryak-Chukchi languages = Basovyĭ tematicheskiĭ slovarʹ kori︠a︡ksko-chukotskikh i︠a︡zykov. 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.ISBN 4-87297-896-X