Alutor
A language of Russian Federation (Asia)
| Population | 150 (2000 A. Kibrik), decreasing. Estimated at 100 to 200 in 2000 (A. Kibrik). Ethnic population: 2,000 (1997 M. Krauss). |
| Region | Koryak National District, northeast Kamchatka Peninsula, Vyvenka and Khailino villages; 2 families in Rekinniki; families in Tilichiki and Tymlat; some scattered. |
| Language maps |
Eastern Asian Russia, reference number 2 Eastern Asian Russia, reference number 2 |
| Alternate names | Aliutor, Alyutor, Olyutor |
| Dialects | Alutorskij (Alutor Proper), Karaginskij (Karaga), Palanskij (Palana). Considered a dialect of Koryak [kpy] until recently. |
| Classification | Chukotko-Kamchatkan, Northern, Koryak-Alyutor |
| Language use | Shifting to Russian. Home. Used by older adults actively; some monolinguals; middle-aged adults passive bilinguals; younger than 35 use only Russian (1997). |
| Language development | Dictionary. Grammar. |
| Comments | Children sent to boarding schools 1950s–1970s. |
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