Kerek

A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639-3

Population

No known L1 speakers. 3 elderly speakers in 1991 (Salminen 2007). Ethnic population: 8.

Location

Cape Navarin; Chukchi villages.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification

Dialects

Khatyrka (Xatyrskij), Mainypilgino (Majna-Pil’ginskij). Formerly considered a dialect of Chukchi [ckt].

Language Use

Shifted to Chukchi [ckt].

Language Resources