| Summary: | Talks a bit about his life and relatives. Tells one story. Valya is sitting off-camera to the left and Sorokin to the right. A bit of his Eidoral is visible in frame corner. Language_Name: Non-standard Varieties of Koryak and Nymylan Koryak Language_Region: Asia Language_Country: Russia Project_Status: Ongoing Year: 2012 Start_Date: 2012-09-01 End_Date: 2014-08-31 Learned Russian as 4th language starting in grad school and extensive residence in Kamchatka (1995 5mos, 1997-98 17 months). Had very good conversational skills by summer 1997 and fluent by early 1998, at least in listening. Has thick American accent. Knows a few words of Koryak for social situation. Publishes the Koryak (Alutor) editions of Aborigen Kamchatki using modified orthography. Is a news presenter and has extensive experience reading and speaking on camera for local news in Alutor. Works in Institute for Advanced Teacher Training, Palana. She was born in a yaranga on the tundra. Title P-K13-02-01
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