ITL ISO 639-3
Itelmen
итэнмэн (Itėnmėn) Autonym
A language of Russian Federation
- ISO 639
- itl
- Alternate Names
- Itelymem, Kamchadal, Kamchatka, Western Itelmen, Western Kamchadal
- Autonym
- итэнмэн (Itėnmėn)
- Population
- 80 (2010 census), decreasing. Ethnic population: 3,200 (2010 census).
- Location:
- Kamchatka krai, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, Tigil region west coast.
- Language Status
- 8a (Moribund).
- Classification
- Chukotko-Kamchatkan, Southern
- Dialects
- Sedanka, Xajrjuzovo.
- Language Use
- Home. Older adults only. Mixed attitudes, from neutral to mildly positive. Shifted to Russian [rus].
- Language Development
- Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. 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.
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Location: Kamchatka krai, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, Tigil region west coast.
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