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
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 Frazer, James George, Sir
The Koryak guardians of occupations and houses may be of the nature of such objects of worship in the clans,1081 and so also the Patagonian family-gods.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
For the Koryak see his monograph in the same series, Vol.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
A fuller account of the Koryak ceremonies is given by a more recent writer.
From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir
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
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
The Siberian Koryaks believe in a reincarnation of deceased human beings in animals, but their social organization is not determined by this belief.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
For the Koryaks of Northeastern Siberia the "Big Grandfather" is an arranger of all things out of preëxisting material;1066 the Chukchee, on the other hand, regard as creator a benevolent being residing in the zenith.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
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