Itelmen

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A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639-3
itl
Alternate Names
Itelymem, Kamchadal, Kamchatka, Western Itelmen
Population

80 (2010 census), decreasing. Ethnic population: 3,200 (2010 census).

Location

Kamchatka: west coast, Tigil region, Kamchatka district, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification
Chukotko-Kamchatkan, Southern
Dialects

Sedanka, Xajrjuzovo.

Language Use

Shifting to Russian [rus]. Home. Mainly older adults. Neutral to mildly positive attitudes.

Language Development
Taught in primary schools. Grammar. Bible portions: 1996.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Itelmen
Writing

Cyrillic script [Cyrl].

Other Comments

1950s–1980s the state sent children to boarding schools. Traditional religion.