Gulf Yupik language

E1037068

The Gulf Yupik language is an Eskimo–Aleut language spoken by the Yupik people of Alaska’s Gulf Coast, particularly around the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eskimo–Aleut language
Yupik language
language
endangeredStatus definitely endangered
ethnicity Yupik
family Eskimo–Aleut
hasAncestor Proto-Eskimo language
linked to: Proto-Inuit-Yupik

Proto-Eskimo–Aleut language
Proto-Yupik language
linked to: Proto-Yupik
hasDomain Arctic and subarctic cultures
hasFeature agglutinative morphology
complex verb morphology
consonant length contrast
ergative–absolutive alignment
polysynthetic morphology
postbases (derivational suffixes)
rich verbal inflection
suffixing morphology
vowel harmony
hasGrammaticalFeature case marking on nouns
mood distinctions in verbs
person and number marking on verbs
hasPhonologicalFeature geminate consonants
three-vowel system
hasType indigenous language of North America
hasWordOrder relatively free word order
languageBranch Yupik branch of Eskimo languages
partOf Alaska Native languages
region Bering Sea coast
Western Alaska
linked to: northwestern Alaska
relatedTo Central Alaskan Yupik language
linked to: Gulf Yupik language

Inuit languages
Naukan Yupik language
Siberian Yupik language
linked to: Yupik languages
spokenBy Alaska Native people
linked to: Alaska Natives

Yupik people
linked to: Yup’ik people
spokenIn Alaska
Gulf Coast of Alaska
United States
Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta
status minority language in Alaska
subclassOf Yupik languages
usedFor ceremonial practices
oral history
subsistence hunting terminology
traditional storytelling
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Gulf Yupik usesLanguage Gulf Yupik language
Gulf Yupik nativeLanguage Gulf Yupik language
Unangam Tunuu relatedTo Yupik languages
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Yupiit languageFamily Yupik languages
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Naukan Yupik language isPartOf Yupik languages
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Naukan Yupik language isNotDialectOf Central Alaskan Yupʼik language
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Naukan Yupik language closelyRelatedTo Central Alaskan Yupʼik language
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Aleut language closelyRelatedTo Yupik languages
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Hooper Bay Yup'ik community language Hooper Bay Yup'ik dialect
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Hooper Bay Yup'ik community hasDialect Hooper Bay Yup'ik dialect
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Cup’ik language closelyRelatedTo Central Alaskan Yup’ik language
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Cup’ik language hasISOCode esu (macrolanguage Central Yupik)
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Chevak Cup’ik dialect partOf Central Alaskan Yup’ik language
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Gulf Yupik language relatedTo Central Alaskan Yupik language
linked to: Gulf Yupik language