Koryak is a
Chukotko-Kamchatkan language spoken by about 1,700 people in the easternmost extremity of
Siberia, mainly in
Koryak Okrug. It is mostly spoken by
Koryaks. Its close relative, the
Chukchi language, is spoken by about three times that number. The language together with Chukchi,
Kerek,
Alutor and
Itelmen forms the Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family. Its name in Koryak is нымылан
Nymylan, but the Russian name is more common.