The Itelmens (Itelmen: Итәнмән, romanized: Itənmən), Russian: Ительмены, romanized: Itel'meny) are an Indigenous ethnic group of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.

Itelmen (Itelmen: Itənmən [2]) or Western Itelmen, formerly known as Western Kamchadal, is a language of the Chukotko-Kamchatkan family spoken on the western coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula. Fewer than a hundred native speakers, mostly elderly, in a few settlements in the southwest of Koryak Autonomous Okrug , remained in 1993.

Itelmen, an Indigenous people of the southern Kamchatka Peninsula, far eastern Russia. In 2020 there were about 2,500 ethnic Itelmens. Much reduced by conquest and epidemics, they have been largely Russianized since the 18th century.

The Itelmen are an aboriginal people of Kamchatka Peninsula, an area in Russia with the status of an oblast (the center is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskii). In the north the Kamchatka Oblast borders the Magadan Oblast.

Dec 7, 2021 · This is a story about an ancient language that resides on the Kamchatka peninsula on the Pacific coast of Russia. Itǝnmǝn (“the one who exists”), known today as Itelmen, is a language of the salmon people who were born from Mitti, …

The Itelmens (Itelmen: Итәнмән, Russian: Ительмены) are a native population of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. Itelmen call themselves itenme'n-itelmen, which means "an inhabitant of dry land", or "a human being." [1] They are also called Kamchadal. They are related to the Chukchi and Koryak peoples. [2]

About 100 people are dancing on green grass to the rhythmic beat of a tambourine. They are surrounded by spectators, who are filming them on their phones. The “ringleader” in the center, a nearly...

Itelmen is a Chukotko-Kamchatkan language with 82 speakers on the west coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Siberia in the Russian Far East region. It is the only surviving member of the Chukotko-Kamchatkan family.

ITELMEN: The Itelmen is one of the least populous but one of the most ancient peoples of the North. The earliest known archaeological sight of the Itelmen presence on Kamtchatka peninsula is 5200 years old. “Itelmen” (means “the living”) first came to …

Close ties of Itelmen with the Russian population of the peninsula promoted their joining the Russian culture. In particular, the Itelmen learned the skills of gardening and cattle breeding from the Russians.