Gilyak

noun

Gil·​yak

(ˈ)gil¦yak

variants or Giliak

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ˈgilēˌak

plural Gilyak or Gilyaks or Giliak or Giliaks

1

a

: a people of Siberia that are found in the lower course of the Amur river and in adjacent northern Sakhalin Island

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Gilyak people

3

: a language family consisting only of Gilyak

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