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==== Language designations: | ==== Language designations: | ||
- | * In the language itself: //Unangam Tunuu// ((Alaska Native Languages. //Unangam Tunuu / Aleut// | + | * In the language itself: //Unangam Tunuu// ((Alaska Native Languages. //Unangam Tunuu / Aleut// |
* [[general_information: | * [[general_information: | ||
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* Script: Cyrillic/ | * Script: Cyrillic/ | ||
==== Language standardisation ==== | ==== Language standardisation ==== | ||
- | The standardised orthography (was initially) the Cyrillic alphabet ((Endangered Language Projects)) and is linked to the Russian orthodox church and the Russian colonisation of Alaska. | + | The standardised orthography (was initially) the Cyrillic alphabet ((Endangered Language Projects. //Aleut//. (n.d.). Retrieved from [[http:// |
Nowadays the Latin alphabet is also used by the communities. | Nowadays the Latin alphabet is also used by the communities. | ||
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==== Language Area ==== | ==== Language Area ==== | ||
- | The map ((Eskimo-Aleut Languages | + | The map ((Gutman, A. and B. Avanzati. //Eskimo-Aleut Languages// |
Aleut is spoken in the Aleutian Islands, the Pribilof Islands, and the Alaska Peninsula west of Stepovak | Aleut is spoken in the Aleutian Islands, the Pribilof Islands, and the Alaska Peninsula west of Stepovak | ||
- | Bay with an ethnic population of 2.200 people ((Endangered Language Projects)). Dialects: Attu (Western), Atka (Eastern), Unalaska (Eastern). | + | Bay with an ethnic population of 2.200 people ((Endangered Language Projects. //Aleut//. (n.d.). Retrieved from [[http:// |
==== Speaker numbers ==== | ==== Speaker numbers ==== | ||
- | The numbers of speakers are estimated between 150-160 worldwide ((Endangered Language Projects)). | + | The numbers of speakers are estimated between 150-160 worldwide ((Endangered Language Projects. //Aleut//. (n.d.). Retrieved from [[http:// |
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Aleut is protected by the [[http:// | Aleut is protected by the [[http:// | ||
- | In the state of Alaska the right on education in indigenous culture and language is granted by the state law (citation needed). In 1972, the Alaska Bilingual Education Law was enacted and enabled bilingual education; today the demand for this form of education is mainly in the languages Central Yu'pik and Inupiaq ((http:// | + | In the state of Alaska the right on education in indigenous culture and language is granted by the state law (citation needed). In 1972, the Alaska Bilingual Education Law was enacted and enabled bilingual education; today the demand for this form of education is mainly in the languages Central Yu'pik and Inupiaq ((Alaska Native Languages Center. //Courses Offered// (2019). Retrieved from [[http:// |
In Russia however Aleut education faces some resistance (citation needed), for further details, see section [[general_information: | In Russia however Aleut education faces some resistance (citation needed), for further details, see section [[general_information: | ||
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==== Language learning materials: ==== | ==== Language learning materials: ==== | ||
- | * Several learning materials are available on the [[http://www.uaf.edu/ | + | * Several learning materials are available on the [[https:// |
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
===== Education presence ===== | ===== Education presence ===== | ||
It is unclear whether the language is being taught in schools at all. In Anchorage three schools are members of the [[http:// | It is unclear whether the language is being taught in schools at all. In Anchorage three schools are members of the [[http:// | ||
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There are no outside-class language courses available for students or adults. | There are no outside-class language courses available for students or adults. | ||
==== University level ==== | ==== University level ==== | ||
- | Aleut is studied and taught as part of the minor " | + | Aleut is studied and taught as part of the minor " |
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===== Online learning resources ===== | ===== Online learning resources ===== | ||
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- | ====== Mercator' | + | |
- | Not available | + |
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