Унаӈан тунуу

Aleut

Eskimo-Aleut (Aleut)

FamilyEskimo-Aleut (Aleut) Speakers~150 (severely endangered) ScriptCyrillic (Russia) / Latin (Alaska, post-1972 standard) CountriesUSA (Alaska — Aleutian/Pribilof Islands), Russia (Commander Islands) Official inAlaska (recognized indigenous) Vitalityseverely endangered ISO 639-3ale

Aleut (Унаӈан тунуу / Unangam Tunuu) is the sole surviving Aleut branch of the Eskimo-Aleut family, sister to all Eskimo (Inuit + Yupik) languages. Speakers split between Alaska's Aleutian and Pribilof Islands and Russia's Commander Islands (Bering and Mednyj). Atka and Eastern dialect standards differ; the data shown here uses the Eastern standard. Mednyj Aleut on Bering Island is a unique mixed Aleut-Russian language.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Aleut

Water

таӈах̆

taŋaχ

Fire

кигнах̆

kiɡnaχ

Sun

агадгих̆

aɡaðɣiχ

Moon

тугидах̆

tuɣiðaχ

Star

сдах

sðax

Night

амах̆

amaχ

Rain

кимдух̆

kimduχ

Snow

каниих̆

qaniːχ

Earth

танах̆

tanaχ

Stone

нух̆

nuχ

Mountain

кииг̆уусих̆

kiːɣuːsiχ

Sea

алаг̆ух̆

alaɣuχ

Mother

анаах̆

anaːχ

Father

адаах̆

aðaːχ

Daughter

асхинух̆

asxinuχ

I

тиӈ

tiŋ

You

тхин

txin

We

тимис

timis

Name

асах

asax

Eye

дах̆

ðaχ

Ear

tutusix

tutusiχ

Mouth

агилг̆их̆

aɡilɣiχ

Tooth

агалух̆

aɡaloχ

Tongue

агнах̆

aɡnaχ

Hand

чах̆

tʃaχ

Foot

китах̆

kitaχ

Heart

канух̆

kanuχ

Bone

кахна

qaxna

Blood

аамах̆

aːmaχ

Love

кидук-

kiðuk-

Tree

ях̆

jaχ

Dog

сабаакаах̆

sabaːkaːχ

Cat

кошкаах̆

koʃkaːχ

Fish

ках̆

qaχ

Bird

сах̆

saχ

Butterfly

аг̆лак̆иидах̆

aɣlaqiːðaχ

Egg

саамлах̆

saːmlaχ

Horse

куунух̆

kuːnuχ

House

улах̆

ulaχ

Milk

мулуках̆

mulukaχ

Iron

к̆умлих̆ух̆

qumliχuχ

Book

каликах̆

kalikaχ

Eat

ках̆тах

qaχtax

Drink

таӈах̆-

taŋaχ-

Sleep

саг̆алих

saɣalix

One

атак̆ан

ataqan

Two

аалах

aːlax

Three

к̆аанкун

qaːnkun

Four

сичин

sitʃin

Five

chaang

tʃaːŋ

Hundred

сисах̆

sisaχ

Hello

аӈ

aŋ

Thank you

к̆аг̆аасак

qaɣaːsak

Good

игах̆

iɣaχ

New

тагадах̆

taɡaðaχ

Red

улуудалих

uluːdalix

White

к̆умалих

qumalix

Black

к̆ахчикдалих

qaxtʃikðalix

Green

чидг̆ааюлих

tʃiðɣaːjulix

Blue

chidǵilix

tʃiðɣilix

Tea

chaayux́

tʃaːjuχ

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Eskimo-Aleut (Aleut)

Meaning AleutCentral Alaskan YupikInupiaqInuktitutBanjarWestern ChamIban
Water таӈах̆ /taŋaχ/ meq /məq/ imiq /imiq/ ᐃᒪᖅ /imaq/ banyu /baɲu/ ايا /ja/ ai /ai/
Fire кигнах̆ /kiɡnaχ/ keneq /kənəq/ igniq /iɡniq/ ᐃᑯᒪ /ikuma/ api /api/ افوي /apuei/ api /api/
Sun агадгих̆ /aɡaðɣiχ/ akerta /akəʁta/ siqiñiq /siqiɲiq/ ᓯᕿᓂᖅ /siqiniq/ matahari /matahari/ أديتياء /aditiak/ mata-ari /mataari/
Moon тугидах̆ /tuɣiðaχ/ iraluq /iraluq/ tatqiq /tatqiq/ ᑕᖅᑭᖅ /taqːiq/ bulan /bulan/ بيلن /bilan/ bulan /bulan/
Star сдах /sðax/ agyaq /aɣjaq/ uvluġiaq /uvluʁiaq/ ᐅᓪᓗᕆᐊᖅ /ulːuʁiaq/ bintang /bintaŋ/ فتاۛء /patɨʔ/ bintang /bintaŋ/
Night амах̆ /amaχ/ unuk /unuk/ unnuaq /unːuaq/ ᐅᓐᓄᐊᖅ /unːuaq/ malam /malam/ مالم /malam/ malam /malam/
Rain кимдух̆ /kimduχ/ ellalluk /əɬːaɬuk/ siḷaluk /siʎaluk/ ᓯᐊᓗᒃ /sialuk/ hujan /ˈhudʒan/ — ujan /uˈdʒan/
Snow каниих̆ /qaniːχ/ qanikcaq /qaniktʃaq/ apun /apun/ ᐊᐳᑦ /aput/ salju /saldʒu/ — seleju /səledʒu/
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