(ˈ)gil|yak noun
or gil·iak “, ˈgilēˌak
( plural gilyak or gilyaks or giliak or giliaks )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a people of hunters and fishers of Siberia that have classical pure Mongolian traits, are related to the Tungus, Goldi, and Buryats, and are found in the lower course of the Amur river and in adjacent northern Sakhalin Island
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Gilyak people
3. : a language family consisting only of Gilyak