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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 number of specifically postcolonial features, resulting from the loss of connection with the metropole after 1867 and from the new English dominance.
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Alaskan Russian
Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics Online
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/2589-6229_ESLO_COM_032541
Language:
English
First-online:
21 Feb 2020
Last-update:
01 Jan 2025
Online ISSN:
2589-6229
ISSN:
978-90-04-32689-7
Publisher:
Brill

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