Itelmen

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Alternate Names

Itelymem, Kamchadal, Kamchatka, Western Itelmen

Population

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

Location

Kamchatka krai, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, Tigil region west coast.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification

Dialects

Sedanka, Xajrjuzovo.

Language Use

Shifting to Russian [rus]. Home. Mainly older adults. Mixed attitudes, from neutral to mildly positive.

Language Development

Taught in primary schools. Grammar. Bible portions: 1996.

Language Resources

Writing

Cyrillic script [Cyrl].

Other Comments

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