Aleut

ALE

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

Genealogy:

Eskimo-Aleut
Aleut

Demographics: 150 in United States (Krauss 2007). Population total all countries: 500. Ethnic population: 1,030 (2000 census).

Language Use: Also use English [eng].

Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1840–1903.

Writing System: Cyrillic (Old Church Slavonic), Latin

Nation of Origin: United States

Other Comments: Copper Island Aleut is mixed Aleut-Russian language, or pidgin, spoken on Mednyj Island. Many school texts have been produced.