Aleut, Mednyj
PrintA language of Russian Federation
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Attuan, Copper, Copper Island Aleut, Copper Island Attuan, Creolized Attuan, Medny
Population
350 (2010 census). Census includes Aleut [ale].
Location
Commander (Komandor) Islands, Copper island.
Language Maps
Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification
Language Use
Most ethnic group members in the Russian Federation speak Russian [rus] as L1.
Language Development
Taught in primary schools until 4th grade. Grammar.
Language Resources
From 1820–1840, dozens of Aleut families were brought from other islands to Commander Islands. Until 1960s, 2 villages on Bering and Medny islands. 1950s–1980s, children sent to boarding schools by the state. Christian.