Chulym , also known as
Chulim,
Chulym-Turkic,
Küerik,
Chulym Tatar or
Melets Tatar (not to be confused with the closely related
Siberian Tatar language) is the language of the
Chulyms. The name the people use to refer to themselves, and also to their language, is
Ös, literally ‘self’ or ‘own’. It is also spoken by the Kacik (Kazik, Kuarik). This name originated from a now
extinct tribe.