Koryak

noun

Kor·​yak

variants or Koriak

ˈkȯ(ə)rˌyak

plural Koryak or Koryaks or Koriak or Koriaks

1

a

: an Americanoid people of northeastern Siberia

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Luorawetlan language of the Koryak people

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