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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Yupik languages 3
Central Alaskan Yupʼik language 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eskimo–Aleut language
Yupik language
language
endangeredStatus definitely endangered
ethnicity Yupik
family Eskimo–Aleut NERFINISHED
hasAncestor Proto-Eskimo language NERFINISHED
Proto-Eskimo–Aleut language NERFINISHED
Proto-Yupik language NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
region Bering Sea coast
Western Alaska NERFINISHED
relatedTo Central Alaskan Yupik language NERFINISHED
Inuit languages NERFINISHED
Naukan Yupik language NERFINISHED
Siberian Yupik language NERFINISHED
spokenBy Alaska Native people NERFINISHED
Yupik people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Alaska NERFINISHED
Gulf Coast of Alaska NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States

Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta NERFINISHED
status minority language in Alaska
subclassOf Yupik languages NERFINISHED
usedFor ceremonial practices
oral history
subsistence hunting terminology
traditional storytelling
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Naukan Yupik language closelyRelatedTo Gulf Yupik language
this entity surface form: Central Alaskan Yupʼik language
Naukan Yupik language isNotDialectOf Gulf Yupik language
this entity surface form: Central Alaskan Yupʼik language
Naukan Yupik language isPartOf Gulf Yupik language
this entity surface form: Yupik languages
Yupiit languageFamily Gulf Yupik language
this entity surface form: Yupik languages
Gulf Yupik nativeLanguage Gulf Yupik language
Unangam Tunuu relatedTo Gulf Yupik language
this entity surface form: Yupik languages
Gulf Yupik usesLanguage Gulf Yupik language