S09: Languages
 
 

9. Classification of languages - P) The Paleo-Siberian languages

 

 

  • Grouping of 4 most probably unrelated language families in Eastern Siberia.

  • Less than 30,000 speakers, but covering a large area.

  • Chukchi and Koryaks have autonomy within Russian Federation


    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc

 

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