Chukchi
Chukchi (
Luoravetlan (in native language),
Chukot,
Chukcha) is a
Palaeosiberian language spoken by over 10,000 people in the easternmost extremity of
Siberia. Its close relative,
Koryak is spoken by about half that number. The Chukchi and
Koryak form a cultural unit with an economy based on reindeer herding and both have autonomy within the
Russian federation.
