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Koryak is a Chukotko-Kamchatkan language spoken by about 1700 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.