कोर्याक

Koryak (Чавчывэн йиԓыйиԓ Čavčyvėn yilyyil, "Chavchyven [reindeer-herder] talk") is a Chukotko-Kamchatkan language of Kamchatka, sister to Chukchi (ckt). Two main dialect groups exist: Chavchuven (the inland reindeer-herding standard, ~1,000 speakers) and Nymylan (Coastal Koryak, several closely related dialects, ~500 speakers). The Koryak homeland encompasses both the Sea of Okhotsk coast and the central Kamchatka Peninsula tundra. Linguistically, Koryak shares Chukotko-Kamchatkan typological hallmarks: highly agglutinative polysynthesis, ergative-absolutive alignment, and rich consonant inventory with ejectives. The Bering Land Bridge research and Koryak ethnography by Bogoras (Jesup North Pacific Expedition 1900-1902) established Koryak as a key Siberian indigenous language.