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luoravetlan

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Lu⋅or⋅a⋅vet⋅lan

  [loo-awr-uh-vet-luhn, lwawr-]
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–noun
Chukotian.
Also, Lu⋅or⋅a⋅wet⋅lan  [loo-awr-uh-wet-luhn, lwawr-] .

Origin:
< Chukchi ləjʔoravetlʔen a self-designation, said to mean lit. “proper person” (or < a cognate Koryak word); see -an

Chu⋅ko⋅tian

  [chuh-koh-shuhn]
–noun
a group of genetically related languages spoken on the Chukchi and Kamchatka peninsulas in eastern Siberia, including Chukchi, Kamchadal, and Koryak.
Also called Chukchi-Kamchatkan, Chu⋅kot⋅ko-Kam⋅chat⋅kan  [chuh-kot-koh-kam-chaht-kuhn, -chat-] , Luoravetlan.

Origin:
< Russ chukót(skiĭ) Chukchi (adj.) + -ian
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