Far northern languages

Japanese: 極北諸語 - きょくほくしょご
Far northern languages
A general term for the languages ​​spoken in Sakhalin, Kamchatka, and northeastern Siberia. They are broadly divided into Eastern and Western groups. The Eastern group includes three groups: Chukchi-Koryak-Kamchadal, Yukaghir, and Gilyak, while the Western group includes Ket. Old Asian languages.

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙 サハリン、カムチャツカ、北東シベリアなどで話される諸言語の総称。東方派と西方派とに大別される。東方派にはチュクチ‐コリャーク‐カムチャダール語、ユカギール語、ギリヤーク語の三群があり、西方派にはケット語が属する。古アジア諸語。

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