Aleut

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
ale
Alternate Names
Anangax, Unangax
Autonym
Unangam tunnu
User Population

150 in United States (Krauss 2007). Ethnic population: 2,300 (Dorais 2010).

Location

Alaskan peninsula, east Aleutian Islands, and Pribilofs (Eastern Aleut dialect); Aleutian chain, Atka island (Western Aleut dialect).

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Language Status

8a (Moribund). Recognized language (2014, Official Languages of Alaska Law as amended, Alaska Statute 44.12.310). Language of registered tribe: Agdaagux Tribe of King Cove, King Salmon Tribe, Native Village of Akutan, Native Village of Atka, Native Village of Belkofski, Native Village of False Pass, Native Village of Nelson Lagoon, Native Village of Nikolski, Native Village of Unga, Ninilchik Village, Pauloff Harbor Village, Pribilof Islands Aleut Communities of St. Paul & St. George Islands, Qagan Tayagungin Tribe of Sand Point Village, Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska.

Classification
Eskimo-Aleut, Aleut
Dialects

Eastern Aleut (Pribilof Aleut, Unalaskan), Western Aleut (Atka, Atkan, Attuan, Unangan, Unangany).

Language Use

Most shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1840–1903.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Aleut
Writing

Cyrillic script, Old Church Slavonic variant [Cyrs], introduced in 1829. Latin script [Latn], introduced in 1870.

Other Comments

Different from Medny Aleut (Copper Island Aleut) [mud], spoken in the Russian Federation. Many school texts have been produced.

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