Koryaks
- plural of Koryak.
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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
Sedanka is home mainly to Koryaks and Itelmens - indigenous groups who, under wartime rules, can be exempted from mobilisation.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
With the Chukchi, the Koryaks, the Kamchadales, and the Gilyaks they form a separate branch of the Mongolic division sometimes grouped together as "Hyperboreans," but distinguished from other Ural-Altaic peoples perhaps strictly on linguistic grounds.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
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
