Editing Aleut language (section)

== Dialects ==
Within the Eastern group are the dialects of the Alaskan Peninsula, [[Unalaska]], [[Belkofski]], [[Akutan Island|Akutan]], the [[Pribilof Islands]], [[Kashega]] and [[Nikolski, Alaska|Nikolski]]. The Pribilof dialect has more living speakers than any other dialect of Aleut.

The Atkan grouping comprises the dialects of Atka and [[Bering Island]].

[[Attu Island|Attuan]] was a distinct dialect showing influence from both Atkan and Eastern Aleut. Copper Island Aleut (also called [[Medny Aleut language|Medny Aleut]]) was a Russian-Attuan [[mixed language]] ([[Medny Island|Copper Island]] ({{langx|ru|Медный}}, ''Medny'', ''Mednyj'') having been settled by Attuans).  Despite the name, after 1969 Copper Island Aleut was spoken only on Bering Island, as Copper Islanders were evacuated there. After the death of the last native speaker in 2022, it became extinct.

All dialects show lexical influence from [[Russian language|Russian]]; Copper Island Aleut has also adopted many Russian inflectional endings. The largest number of Russian [[loanword]]s can be seen in the Bering Aleut.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Russian loanwords in Bering Aleut<ref name="Golovko1994"/>{{rp|p. 5}}
! Bering Aleut!! Russian !! English translation
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| {{lang|ale-cyrl|пруса̄йил}} ({{transliteration|ale|prusaajil}}) || {{wikt-lang|ru|прощаться}} ({{transliteration|ru|ISO|proŝatʹsâ}}) || take leave; tell goodbye
|-
| {{lang|ale-cyrl|сулкуӽ}} ({{transliteration|ale|sulkux̂}}) || {{wikt-lang|ru|шёлк}} ({{transliteration|ru|ISO|šëlk}}) || silk
|-
| {{lang|ale-cyrl|на̄нкал}} ({{transliteration|ale|naankal}}) || {{wikt-lang|ru|нянчить}} ({{transliteration|ru|ISO|nânčitʹ}}) || to nurse
|-
| {{lang|ale-cyrl|на̄нкаӽ}} ({{transliteration|ale|naankax̂}}) || {{wikt-lang|ru|нянька}} ({{transliteration|ru|ISO|nânʹka}}) || a nurse
|-
| {{lang|ale-cyrl|ра̄ниӽ}} ({{transliteration|ale|raanix̂}}) || {{wikt-lang|ru|рана}} ({{transliteration|ru|ISO|rana}}) || wound, injury
|-
| {{lang|ale-cyrl|рисувал}} ({{transliteration|ale|risuval}}) || {{wikt-lang|ru|рисовать}} ({{transliteration|ru|ISO|risovatʹ}}) || to draw
|-
| {{lang|ale-cyrl|саса̄тхиӽ}} ({{transliteration|ale|sasaatxix̂}}) || {{wikt-lang|ru|засада}} ({{transliteration|ru|ISO|zasada}}) || ambush, ambuscade
|-
| {{lang|ale-cyrl|миса̄йал}} ({{transliteration|ale|misaajal}}) || {{wikt-lang|ru|мешать}} ({{transliteration|ru|ISO|mešatʹ}}) || to interfere
|-
| {{lang|ale-cyrl|зӣткал}} ({{transliteration|ale|ziitkal}}) || {{wikt-lang|ru|жидкий}} ({{transliteration|ru|ISO|židkij}}) || liquid, fluid
|}