Aleut (
Unangam Tunuu) is a language of the
Eskimo-Aleut language family. It is the tongue of the
Aleut (
Unangax^) people living in the
Aleutian Islands,
Pribilof Islands, and
Commander Islands. In
1995 there were 305 speakers of Aleut.
Aleut is alone with the Eskimo languages (Yupik and Inuit languages) in the Eskimo-Aleut group. The main dialect groupings are Eastern Aleut, Atkan, and Attuan.
Within the Eastern group are the dialects of Unalaska, Belkofski, Akutan, the Pribilof Islands, Kashega and Nikolski. The Pribilof dialect boasts more living speakers than any other dialect of Aleut.
The Atkan grouping comprises the dialects of Atka and Bering Island.
