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ChukotLanguage
The ChukotLanguage is a NorthernChukotkoKamchatkanLanguage (a ChukotGroupLanguage) of Russia (Asia). 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. 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.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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InstancesChukotGroupLanguageOf the four NorthernChukotkoKamchatkanLanguages, one of these is classified as a ChukotGroupLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 ChukotkoKamchatkanLanguageA ChukotkoKamchatkanLanguage is any of five languages found in Russia (Asia) that form a family of languages apparently unrelated to others.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 ContentBearingPhysicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 entit�The universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 langage humainThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 langageA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 expression linguistiqueThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 NorthernChukotkoKamchatkanLanguageOf the five ChukotkoKamchatkanLanguages, four of these are classified as a NorthernChukotkoKamchatkanLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 physiqueAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
 SpokenHumanLanguageA SpokenHumanLanguage is a HumanLanguage which has as its medium the human voice. It can also be represented visually through writing, although not all SpokenHumanLanguages have a codified written form.
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