gendered person koekchuch коекчуч https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koekchuch https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/koekchuch#Itelmen An extinct gender designation or category historically observed among the Kamchadals, especially the Itelmens. Most resources describe them as persons assigned male at birth who lived as women in the community, especially in the role of shamans. However, some sources also describe persons assigned female at birth occupying male roles as "koekchuch". koe'kcuc Kamchadal Itelmen North Asian culturally-specific gender identity Shamanism in Siberia Pacific Homosexualities Cassell's Encyclopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol, and Spirit: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Lore