Kerek

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A language of Russian Federation

User Population

No known L1 speakers. The last known speaker died in 2005 (Moseley 2010). Ethnic population: 4 (2010 census).

Location

Kamchatka krai: Chukchi villages, Cape Navarin.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Dialects

Mainypilgino (Majna-Pil’ginskij), Khatyrka (Xatyrskij). Formerly considered a dialect of Chukchi [ckt].

Language Use

Shifted to Chukchi [ckt].

Language Development

Dictionary.