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.
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