Aleut | |
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Unangam Tunuu Уна́ӈам тунуу́ or унаӈан умсуу | |
Pronunciation | [uˈnaŋam tuˈnuː] |
Native to | Alaska (Aleutian, Pribilof Islands, Alaskan Peninsula west of Stepovak Bay), Kamchatka Krai (Commander Islands) |
Ethnicity | 7,234 Aleut |
Native speakers | <80 (2022)[1] in Alaska; extinct in Russia 2021 |
Eskaleut
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Early form | |
Latin (Alaska) Cyrillic (Alaska, Russia) | |
Official status | |
Official language in | ![]() |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | ale |
ISO 639-3 | ale |
Glottolog | aleu1260 |
ELP | Aleut |
![]() Aleut is spoken on the Aleutian Islands | |
![]() Aleut is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Person | Unangax̂ |
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People | Unangan (east) Unangas (west) |
Language | Unangam Tunuu |
Country | Unangam Tanangin |
Aleut (/ˈæliuːt, əˈluːt/ AL-ee-oot, ə-LOOT) or Unangam Tunuu[3] is the language spoken by the Aleut living in the Aleutian Islands, Pribilof Islands, Commander Islands, and the Alaska Peninsula (in Aleut Alaxsxa, the origin of the state name Alaska).[4] Aleut is the sole language in the Aleut branch of the Eskimo–Aleut language family. The Aleut language consists of three dialects, including Unalaska (Eastern Aleut), Atka/Atkan (Atka Aleut), and Attu/Attuan (Western Aleut, now extinct).[4]
Various sources estimate there are fewer than 100 to 150 remaining active Aleut speakers.[5][6][7] Because of this, Eastern and Atkan Aleut are classified as "critically endangered and extinct"[8] and have an Expanded Graded Intergenerational Disruption Scale (EGIDS) rating of 7.[9] The task of revitalizing Aleut has largely been left to local government and community organizations. The overwhelming majority of schools in the historically Aleut-speaking regions lack any language/culture courses in their curriculum, and those that do fail to produce fluent or even proficient speakers.[10]
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