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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yupik languages | 3 |
| Central Alaskan Yupʼik language | 2 |
| Gulf Yupik language canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13154131 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gulf Yupik language Context triple: [Gulf Yupik, usesLanguage, Gulf Yupik language]
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A.
Naukan Yupik language
The Naukan Yupik language is an endangered Eskimo–Aleut language traditionally spoken by the Naukan Yupik people of the Chukotka Peninsula in northeastern Siberia.
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B.
Dena’ina language
The Dena’ina language is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Dena’ina people of south-central Alaska, including the Cook Inlet region.
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C.
Sugpiaq language
The Sugpiaq language is an Alaskan Native language of the Alutiiq (Sugpiaq) people, belonging to the Eskimo–Aleut family and traditionally spoken in coastal regions of south-central Alaska.
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D.
Chevak Cup’ik dialect
The Chevak Cup’ik dialect is a Central Alaskan Yup’ik variety spoken primarily in and around the community of Chevak, distinguished by unique phonological and lexical features within the Yup’ik language continuum.
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E.
Yupik
The Yupik are Indigenous peoples of Alaska and Siberia known for their distinct Eskimo–Aleut languages, subsistence hunting and fishing traditions, and rich Arctic cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gulf Yupik language Target entity description: 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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A.
Naukan Yupik language
The Naukan Yupik language is an endangered Eskimo–Aleut language traditionally spoken by the Naukan Yupik people of the Chukotka Peninsula in northeastern Siberia.
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B.
Dena’ina language
The Dena’ina language is an Athabaskan Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Dena’ina people of south-central Alaska, including the Cook Inlet region.
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C.
Sugpiaq language
The Sugpiaq language is an Alaskan Native language of the Alutiiq (Sugpiaq) people, belonging to the Eskimo–Aleut family and traditionally spoken in coastal regions of south-central Alaska.
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D.
Chevak Cup’ik dialect
The Chevak Cup’ik dialect is a Central Alaskan Yup’ik variety spoken primarily in and around the community of Chevak, distinguished by unique phonological and lexical features within the Yup’ik language continuum.
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E.
Yupik
The Yupik are Indigenous peoples of Alaska and Siberia known for their distinct Eskimo–Aleut languages, subsistence hunting and fishing traditions, and rich Arctic cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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Proto-Eskimo–Aleut language NERFINISHED ⓘ Proto-Yupik language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain | Arctic and subarctic cultures ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
agglutinative morphology
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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
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mood distinctions in verbs ⓘ person and number marking on verbs ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
geminate consonants
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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
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gulf Yupik language Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yupik languages
this entity surface form:
Yupik languages
this entity surface form:
Yupik languages
this entity surface form:
Central Alaskan Yupʼik language
this entity surface form:
Central Alaskan Yupʼik language