What language does the Yupik speak?

Central Alaskan Yup’ik language

Where is the Yupik language spoken?

Alaska
Central Yup’ik is the Alaska language spoken by the greatest number of people–about 15,000. The Central Yup’ik people live on the western central coast of Alaska around Norton Sound and Bristol Bay, and inland some distance along the rivers of the area.

How do you say hello in Alaskan?

Hello (good to see you) — cama-ihi!

Where is the Yup’ik language spoken in Alaska?

Central Alaskan Yup’ik is a part of the Yupik branch of the Eskimo-Aleut language family. It is spoken in western and southwestern Alaska in the USA. In 2010 there were about 19,000 speakers of Central Alaskan Yup’ik, which is also known as Yup’ik, Yupik or Central Yupik. The native name for the language is Yugtun.

What kind of language is the Yupik language?

Central Alaskan Yupik, or Yupʼik (also rendered Yupik, Central Yupik, or indigenously Yugtun) is one of the languages of the Yupik family, in turn a member of the Eskimo–Aleut language group, spoken in western and southwestern Alaska. Both in ethnic population and in number of speakers,…

What is the official language of central Alaska?

Official language in. Central Alaskan Yup’ik or just Yup’ik (also called Yupik, Central Yupik, or indigenously Yugtun) is one of the languages of the Yupik family, in turn a member of the Eskimo–Aleut language group, spoken in western and southwestern Alaska.

Where do the Central Yup’ik people live in Alaska?

Central Yup’ik is the Alaska language spoken by the greatest number of people–about 15,000. The Central Yup’ik people live on the western central coast of Alaska around Norton Sound and Bristol Bay, and inland some distance along the rivers of the area.