Also Known As:
ительменский язык, Itənmən, Kamchadal, Itelymem, итэнмэн, камчадальский язык, Итәнмән’ин крвэӆхатас
Dialects & Varieties
- Itelmen
- Kharyuz
- Napanskij
- Sedanka
- Sopocnovskij
- Xajrjuzovskij
Recent Resources
The DVD with Itelmen songs, video, Itelmen subtitles and translation into Russian was compiled by t
Language Itelmen. itl_word-list_1995_01.html, entries: 1 - 28
Severely Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
486
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
4
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
3
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Bobaljik, Jonathan. 2011. ""Collaborative Research: Integrated Audio/Video Documentation of Itelmen [itl]" NSF DEL Abstract." Online: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1065038&WT.z_pims_id=12816.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
"The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire." edited by Andrew Humphreys and Krista Mits. Online: http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook.