noun
or chuk·chee also chook·chie ˈchu̇kˌchē
( plural chukchi or chukchis or chukchee or chukchees also chookchie or chookchies )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Russian Chukcha
1.
a. : a Siberian Americanoid people allied to the Kamchadal and Koryak and inhabiting the Chukchi peninsula
b. : a member of such people
2. : the Luorawetlan language of the Chukchi people frequently cited for its extreme differentiation in pronunciation between men and women