The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: KRK
ISO 639-2: mis
| Population | 2 speakers out of an ethnic population of 400 (1997 M. Krauss). There were 200 to 400 speakers in 1900. |
| Region | Cape Navarin, in Chukot villages. |
| Dialects | MAINYPILGINO (MAJNA-PIL'GINSKIJ), KHATYRKA (XATYRSKIJ). |
| Classification | Chukotko-Kamchatkan, Northern, Koryak-Alyutor. |
| Comments | Kerek is now classified as a separate language. Previously it had been considered a dialect of Chukot. Speakers are now assimilated into Chukot. All are elderly. Nearly extinct. |
