Also Known As:
ительменский язык, Itənmən, Kamchadal, Itelymem, итэнмэн, камчадальский язык, Итәнмән’ин крвэӆхатас
Dialects & Varieties
- Itelmen
- Kharyuz
- Napanskij
- Sedanka
- Sopocnovskij
- Xajrjuzovskij
Europe and North Asia
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.
Critically Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<100
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Speakers
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
Kamchatka
Location Description
Spoke in the villages of Korvan and Upper khayryuzovo.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
The DVD with Itelmen songs, video, Itelmen subtitles and translation into Russian was compiled by t
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