Alaskan Russian is a remnant variety of Russian that developed in Alaska in the 18th–19th centuries. Modern Alaskan Russian, still spoken in Alaska by a small number of elderly individuals in the village of Ninilchik, is a unique blend of the Russian base and various external influences. In addition to early Aleut, Eskimo and Athabaskan influences that appeared during the original colonial stage, there is a…
Alaskan Russian(2,221 words)
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Kibrik, Andrej Aleksandrovič and Bergelson, Mira, “Alaskan Russian”, in: Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics Online, Editor-in-Chief: Marc L. Greenberg, General Editor: Lenore A. Grenoble. Consulted online on 30 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2589-6229_ESLO_COM_032541>
First published online: 2020
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