The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: CKT
ISO 639-2: mis
| Population | 10,000 mother tongue speakers out of an ethnic population of 15,000 (1997 M. Krauss), Maritime Chukchi 25% of population, Raindeer Chukchi 75%. |
| Region | Chukchi Peninsula, Chukot and Koryak National Okrug, northern Yakut ASSR, northeastern Siberia. |
| Alternate names | CHUKCHA, CHUCHEE, CHUKCHEE, LUORAVETLAN, CHUKCHI |
| Dialects | UELLANSKIJ, PEVEKSKIJ, ENMYLINSKIJ, NUNLIGRANSKIJ, XATYRSKIJ, CHAUN, ENURMIN, YANRAKINOT. |
| Classification | Chukotko-Kamchatkan, Northern, Chukot. |
| Comments | Bilingualism in Russian, Yakut, Lamut, Yukagir. Nomadic groups have adult and some children speakers. Settled groups have few or no children speakers. Although those under 50 speak Russian with varying proficiency, nomadic groups resist Russian language and culture. School at Anadyr. Chukchi in Magadan area are nomadic. Reindeer herdsmen. Shamanism. |
