Alternate Names: Aliutor, Alyutor, Olyutor
Dialects: Alutorskij (Alutor Proper). Considered a dialect of Koryak , until recently.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 25 (2010 census), decreasing. Some monolinguals. Ethnic population: 2,000 (1997 M. Krauss).
Language Use: Shifting to Russian [rus]. Home. Actively used by older adults; middle-aged adults are passive bilinguals; younger than 35 use only Russian [rus] (1997).
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.
Nation of Origin: Russian Federation
Other Comments: In 1950s–1970s, children were sent to boarding schools.