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.
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.
this entity surface form:
Central Alaskan Yupʼik language
this entity surface form:
Central Alaskan Yupʼik language
this entity surface form:
Yupik languages
this entity surface form:
Yupik languages
this entity surface form:
Yupik languages