Kerek language

Kerek
аӈӄалҕакку angqalghakku
Native toRussia
RegionChukotka Autonomous Okrug
EthnicityKereks
Extinct2005, with the death of Ekaterina Khatkana
4 (2020)
Dialects
  • Maino-Pilgin
  • Khatyr
Language codes
ISO 639-3krk
Glottologkere1280
ELPKerek
Pre-contact distribution of Kerek (dark orange) and other Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages

Kerek (Russian: Керекский язык, romanized: Kereksky yazyk) was a language in Russia of the Chukotkan branch of the Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages. Before its extinction, it was spoken by the Kereks of the Russian Far East. It went extinct in 2005 with the death of Ekaterina Khatkana.