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ISO 639-3 · itlitl
unclassified

Itelmen

Itelmen is a language, spoken in Russia. Wikidata counts about 1 speakers (2025). Wikidata describes it as “Chukotko-Kamchatkan language spoken in Kamchatka, Russia”.

8a · MoribundCyrl1
At a glance
ISO 639-3
itl
Glottocode
itel1242
Family
unclassified
Centre point
57.00, 157.51
Wikipedia
38 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
2scripts
—levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level

Facts

NameItelmen
Also calledKamchadal, Itelmen language
All speakers1 (2025)
Written inCyrillic, Itelmen writing system

Vitality

EGIDS 8a Moribund8a

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level
UNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this level