Koryak
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Koryaks,
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Koryak
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a member of a Paleo-Asiatic people of northeastern Siberia.
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the Chukotian language of the Koryak people, closely related to Chukchi.
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After four long days, the caravan at last arrived at the scene Kryachko had described: a trickle of frigid water winding through strange blue-green clay in the foothills of the Koryak Mountains.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 18, 2014
But this is merely a trade jargon, a hotchpotch of Eskimo, Chukchi, Koryak, English and even Hawaiian.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
According to the Koryak ideas, the whales, like all other animals, constitute one tribe, or rather family, of related individuals, who live in villages like the Koryak.
From The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer
When a party of Koryak have killed a bear or a wolf, they skin the beast and dress one of themselves in the skin.
From The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer
A fuller account of the Koryak ceremonies is given by a more recent writer.
From The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer
Sedanka is home mainly to Koryaks and Itelmens - indigenous groups who, under wartime rules, can be exempted from mobilisation.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Elsewhere, confirmed losses from indigenous groups include 201 Nenets, 96 Chukchi, 77 Khanty, 30 Koryaks and seven Inuit.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
As a proportion of males between the ages of 18 and 60, this equates to an estimated 2% of Chukchi, 1.4% of Russian Inuits, 1.32% of Koryaks and 0.8% of Khanty.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
A like custom prevails among the Chukchis and Koryaks in the vicinity of Kamtchatka.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Henry Yule
The race for the bride is found also among the Koryaks of North-eastern Asia.
From The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer
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