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Luorawetlan languages
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- Also spelled:
- Luoravetlan
- Related Topics:
- Chukchi language
- Aliutor language
- Kerek language
- Koryak language
- Itelmen language
Luorawetlan languages, family of languages including Chukchi, Koryak, Itelmen, Aliutor, and Kerek, spoken in northeastern Siberia. The Luorawetlan language family is placed with the Yeniseian languages, Yukaghir, and Nivkh within the Paleo-Siberian languages, which are not genetically related. The largest languages of the Luorawetlan family are Chukchi and Koryak.