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Siberia: Aboriginal Language Situation and Contacts on Sakhalin and Kamchatka
Aboriginal Language Situation and Contacts on Sakhalin and Kamchatka
Source:
Volodin, A.P. and Y. Y. Gruzdeva. 1996. Aboriginal language situation and contacts on Sakhalin and Kamchatka. In Stephen A Wurm (ed), Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas, II.2.
Date Digitized: June, 2010.
Map Description:
This maps displays areas of languages and language contacts on both Sakhalin and Kamchatka. It is important to note that after the small pox and influenza epidemics, the number of Itelmens fell from 10,000-12,000 in the 1760s to 1,800 to 1,900 in the 1820s on Kamchatka. The Southern Itelmen language on Kamchatka was the first to become extinct at the end of the 19th century. At approximately the same time on Kamchatka, the Ainu language also became extinct. In regards to the situation on Sakhalin, no more than 100 Ainus remained there at the beginning of 1949. One should note that according to 'Sakhalin Calendar for the year 1898' the Ainu language was primarily spoken on the island by a variety of aboriginal tribes. It wasn't until after the Second World War that massive Russification of the tribal languages took place.
Date Digitized: June, 2010.
Map Description:
This maps displays areas of languages and language contacts on both Sakhalin and Kamchatka. It is important to note that after the small pox and influenza epidemics, the number of Itelmens fell from 10,000-12,000 in the 1760s to 1,800 to 1,900 in the 1820s on Kamchatka. The Southern Itelmen language on Kamchatka was the first to become extinct at the end of the 19th century. At approximately the same time on Kamchatka, the Ainu language also became extinct. In regards to the situation on Sakhalin, no more than 100 Ainus remained there at the beginning of 1949. One should note that according to 'Sakhalin Calendar for the year 1898' the Ainu language was primarily spoken on the island by a variety of aboriginal tribes. It wasn't until after the Second World War that massive Russification of the tribal languages took place.
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