Юпик ситвэлкэн
Central Siberian Yupik
Eskimo-Aleut (Yupik, Central Siberian)
Central Siberian Yupik (Юпик ситвэлкэн Yupik sityelken) is the language spoken on Saint Lawrence Island (USA) and the Chukchi Peninsula (Russia), occupying the Bering Strait between the two countries. It belongs to the Yupik branch of Eskimo-Aleut, distinct from Central Alaskan Yupʼik (esu) and Inuit varieties (Inupiaq ipk, Inuktitut iu, Greenlandic kl). The Saint Lawrence Island Yupik community of Gambell and Savoonga has maintained the language under Alaska's bilingual education programs since the 1970s. Russian-side speakers in Provideniya are more pressured by Russian. Linguistically, the language has classic Eskimo-Aleut features: agglutinative polysynthesis with up to 100+ derivational suffixes per word, ergative-absolutive alignment, and dual + plural number distinctions.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Central Siberian Yupik
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Compared with languages in the same classification: Eskimo-Aleut (Yupik, Central Siberian)
| Meaning | Central Siberian Yupik | Central Alaskan Yupik | Inupiaq | Inuktitut | Greenlandic | Hiri Motu | Aymara |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | мыӄ /mɨq/ | meq /məq/ | imiq /imiq/ | ᐃᒪᖅ /imaq/ | imeq /imeq/ | ranu /ɾanu/ | uma /uma/ |
| Fire | кыныӄ /kɨnɨq/ | keneq /kənəq/ | igniq /iɡniq/ | ᐃᑯᒪ /ikuma/ | inneq /inːeq/ | lahi /lahi/ | nina /nina/ |
| Sun | сиӄиныӄ /siqinɨq/ | akerta /akəʁta/ | siqiñiq /siqiɲiq/ | ᓯᕿᓂᖅ /siqiniq/ | seqineq /seqineq/ | dina /dina/ | inti /inti/ |
| Moon | танӄиӄ /tanqiq/ | iraluq /iraluq/ | tatqiq /tatqiq/ | ᑕᖅᑭᖅ /taqːiq/ | qaammat /qaːmːat/ | hua /hua/ | phaxsi /pʰaχsi/ |
| Star | иӷалыӄытаӄ /iɣalɨqɨtaq/ | agyaq /aɣjaq/ | uvluġiaq /uvluʁiaq/ | ᐅᓪᓗᕆᐊᖅ /ulːuʁiaq/ | ulloriaq /uɬːoʁiaq/ | hisiu /hisiu/ | warawara /waɾawaɾa/ |
| Night | унук /unuk/ | unuk /unuk/ | unnuaq /unːuaq/ | ᐅᓐᓄᐊᖅ /unːuaq/ | unnuaq /unːuaq/ | hanuaboi /hanuaboi/ | aruma /aruma/ |
| Rain | ныпсюк /nɨpsjuk/ | ellalluk /əɬːaɬuk/ | siḷaluk /siʎaluk/ | ᓯᐊᓗᒃ /sialuk/ | sialuk /sialuk/ | medu /medu/ | jallu /ˈxaʎu/ |
| Snow | анигу /aniɣu/ | qanikcaq /qaniktʃaq/ | apun /apun/ | ᐊᐳᑦ /aput/ | aput /aput/ | sinou /sinou/ | khunu /kʰunu/ |
| Wind | ануӄа /anuqa/ | anuqa /anuqa/ | anuġi /anuʁi/ | ᐊᓄᕆ /anuʁi/ | anori /anoʁi/ | lai /lai/ | thaya /ˈtʰaja/ |
| Earth | нуна /nuna/ | nuna /nuna/ | nuna /nuna/ | ᓄᓇ /nuna/ | nuna /nuna/ | tano /tano/ | uraqi /uɾaqi/ |
| Stone | уйӷак /ujɣak/ | teggalquq /təxalquq/ | uyaġak /ujaʁak/ | ᐅᔭᕋᒃ /uˈjaʁak/ | ujarak /uˈjaʁak/ | nadi /ˈnadi/ | qala /ˈqala/ |
| Mountain | найӷаӄ /najɣaq/ | ingriq /iŋʁiq/ | iġġi /iʁːi/ | ᖃᖅᑲᖅ /qaqqaq/ | qaqqaq /qaqːaq/ | ororo /ororo/ | qullu /quʎu/ |
| Sea | имаӄ /imaq/ | imarpik /imaʁpik/ | taġiuq /taʁiuq/ | ᐃᒪᖅ /imaq/ | imaq /imaq/ | davara /davara/ | lamara /lamara/ |
| Mother | на /na/ | aana /aːna/ | aaka /aːka/ | ᐊᓈᓇ /anaːna/ | anaana /anaːna/ | sina /sina/ | mama /mama/ |
| Father | ата /ata/ | aata /aːta/ | aapa /aːpa/ | ᐊᑖᑕ /ataːta/ | ataata /ataːta/ | tama /tama/ | tata /tata/ |
| Daughter | паник /panik/ | panik /panik/ | panik /panik/ | ᐸᓂᒃ /panik/ | panik /panik/ | natuna kekeni /natuna kekeni/ | phucha /pʰutʃa/ |
| I | ху̌аӈа /xwaŋa/ | wiinga /wiːŋa/ | uvaŋa /uvaŋa/ | ᐅᕙᖓ /uˈvaŋa/ | uanga /uaŋa/ | lau /lau/ | naya /naja/ |
| You | ылъпык /ɨɬpɨk/ | elpet /əɬpət/ | ilviñ /ilviɲ/ | ᐃᕝᕕᑦ /ivːit/ | illit /iɬːit/ | oi /oi/ | juma /xuma/ |
| We | ху̌аӈкута /xwaŋkuta/ | wangkuta /waŋkuta/ | uvagut /uvaɡut/ | ᐅᕙᒍᑦ /uˈvaɡut/ | uagut /uaɣut/ | ita / ai /ita / ai/ | jiwasa / nanaka /xiwasa / nanaka/ |
| Name | атыӄ /atɨq/ | ateq /atəq/ | atiq /atiq/ | ᐊᑎᖅ /aˈtiq/ | ateq /atəq/ | ladana /laˈdana/ | suti /suti/ |
| Person | юк /juk/ | yuk /juk/ | iñuk /iɲuk/ | ᐃᓄᒃ /inuk/ | inuk /inuk/ | taunimanima /taunimanima/ | jaqi /xaqi/ |
| Head | насӄуӄ /nasquq/ | nasquq /nasquq/ | — | ᓂᐊᖁᖅ /niaquq/ | niaqoq /niaqoq/ | kwarana /kʷarana/ | pʼiqi /pʼiqi/ |
| Eye | ия /ija/ | ii /iː/ | iri /iri/ | ᐃᔨ /iji/ | isi /isi/ | matana /matana/ | nayra /najɾa/ |
| Nose | ӄыӈаӄ /qɨŋaq/ | qengaq /qəŋaq/ | qiŋaq /qiŋaq/ | ᕿᖓᖅ /qiŋaq/ | qingaq /qiŋaq/ | udubaubauna /udubaubauna/ | nasa /ˈnasa/ |
| Mouth | ӄагыӄ /qaɡɨq/ | qaneq /qanəq/ | qaniq /qaniq/ | ᖃᓂᖅ /qaniq/ | qaneq /qaneq/ | uduna /uduna/ | laka /ˈlaka/ |
| Tooth | хута /xuta/ | keggun /kəxun/ | kigun /kiɡun/ | ᑭᒍᑎᒃ /kiɡutik/ | kigut /kiɣut/ | isena /isena/ | lakʼa /lakʼa/ |
| Tongue | улю /ulʲu/ | uluq /uluq/ | uqaq /uqaq/ | ᐅᖃᖅ /uqaq/ | oqaq /oqaq/ | mala /mala/ | laxra /laχra/ |
| Hand | иха /ixa/ | unan /unan/ | argak /arɡak/ | ᐊᒡᒑᖅ /aɡːaːq/ | assak /asːak/ | ima /ima/ | ampara /ampaɾa/ |
| Foot | итыӷаӄ /itɨɣaq/ | itʼgaq /itʼɣaq/ | isigak /isiɡak/ | ᐃᑎᒐᒃ /itiɡak/ | isigak /isiɣak/ | ae /ae/ | kayu /kaju/ |
| Heart | иӽсяӄуӄ /iχsjaquq/ | ircaquq /irtʃaquq/ | uumman /uːmːan/ | ᐆᒻᒪᑦ /uːmːat/ | uummat /uːmːat/ | kudouna /kudouna/ | chuyma /tʃujma/ |
| Bone | нэӄваӄ /nəqʷaq/ | eneq /ənəq/ | sauniq /sauniq/ | ᓴᐅᓂᖅ /sauniq/ | saaneq /saːneq/ | turia /turia/ | chʼakha /tʃʼakʰa/ |
| Blood | ау̌к /awk/ | auk /auk/ | auk /auk/ | ᐊᐅᒃ /auk/ | aak /aːk/ | rara /rara/ | wila /wila/ |
| Love | пиниӄаӄа /piniqaqa/ | kenka /kənka/ | piqpakkun /piqpakːun/ | ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᒃ- /naɡliɡusuk/ | asavaa /asavaː/ | lalokau /lalokau/ | munasiña /munasiɲa/ |
| Tree | уӄфиӽаӄ /uqfiχaq/ | napa /napa/ | napaaqtuq /napaːqtuq/ | ᓇᐹᖅᑐᖅ /napaːqtuq/ | orpik /oʁpik/ | au /au/ | quqa /quqa/ |
| Dog | ӄикмиӄ /qikmiq/ | qimugta /qimuɣta/ | qimmiq /qimːiq/ | ᕿᒻᒥᖅ /qimːiq/ | qimmeq /qimːeq/ | sisia /sisia/ | anu /anu/ |
| Cat | пуси /pusi/ | kuskaq /kuskaq/ | pusiuraq /pusiuraq/ | ᐱᓯᒃᑎ /pisikti/ | qitsuk /qitsuk/ | pusi /pusi/ | phisi /pʰisi/ |
| Fish | иӄалъюк /iqaɬjuk/ | neqa /nəqa/ | iqaluk /iqaluk/ | ᐃᖃᓗᒃ /iqaluk/ | aalisagaq /aːlisaɣaq/ | gwarume /ɡʷaɾume/ | challwa /tʃaʎwa/ |
| Bird | ӄау̌ак /qawak/ | tengmiaq /təŋmiaq/ | tiŋmiaq /tiŋmiaq/ | ᑎᖕᒥᐊᖅ /tiŋmiaq/ | timmiaq /timːiaq/ | manu /manu/ | jamachʼi /xamatʃʼi/ |
| Butterfly | яӄылъыӈытаӄ /jaqɨtɬɨŋɡɨtaq/ | caqelngataq /tʃaqəlŋataq/ | — | ᑕᕐᕋᓕᑭᑖᖅ /taʁːalikitaːq/ | pakkaluaq /pakːaluaq/ | kaubebe /kaubebe/ | pilpintu /pilpintu/ |
| Egg | маник /manik/ | kayangaq /kajaˈŋaq/ | mannik /manːik/ | ᒪᓐᓂᒃ /manːik/ | mannik /manːik/ | gatoi /ɡatoi/ | kʼawna /kʼawna/ |
| Bear | кайӈа /kajŋa/ | taqukaq /taqukaq/ | akłaq /akɬaq/ | ᓇᓄᖅ /nanuq/ | nanoq /nanoq/ | bea /bea/ | jukumari /xukumaɾi/ |
| Horse | кони /kɔni/ | kuuniq /kuːniq/ | tuttuqpak /tutːuqpak/ | ᕿᒻᒥᕐᔪᐊᖅ /qimːiʁjuaq/ | hiisti /hiːsti/ | hosi /hosi/ | kawallu /kawaʎu/ |
| House | мыӈтыӷаӄ /mɨŋtɨɣaq/ | ena /əna/ | iglu /iɡlu/ | ᐃᒡᓗ /iɡlu/ | illu /iɬːu/ | ruma /ɾuma/ | uta /uta/ |
| Milk | мамаӄ /mamaq/ | mulukʼuuq /mulukʔuːq/ | immuk /imːuk/ | ᐃᒻᒧᒃ /imːuk/ | immuk /imːuk/ | rata /rata/ | millkʼi /miʎkʼi/ |
| Honey | ӄуӷля /quɣlʲa/ | paatakaaq /paːtakaːq/ | — | ᒥᓲᑦᑕᒐᖅ /misuːttaɡaq/ | tungusunnitsuut /tuŋusunːitsuːt/ | — | miskʼi /miskʼi/ |
| Salt | таӷьюӄ /taɣjuq/ | taryuq /taʁjuq/ | taġiuq /taʁiuq/ | ᑕᕆᐅᖅ /taʁiuq/ | taratsut /taʁatsut/ | damena /damena/ | jayu /ˈxaju/ |
| Wine | вино /vinɔ/ | — | misuġuq /misuʁuq/ | ᐅᐂᓂ /uvaːni/ | viinni /viːnːi/ | uaina /uaina/ | vino /vino/ |
| Book | игаӄ /iɡaq/ | naaqerkaq /naːqəʁkaq/ | makpiġaat /makpiʁaːt/ | ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑦ /qimiʁːuat/ | atuagaq /atuaɣaq/ | buka /ˈbuka/ | panka /panka/ |
| Eat | ныӷаӄуӄ /nɨɣaquq/ | nerʼuq /nerʔuq/ | niġiruq /niʁiruq/ | ᓂᕆ- /niʁi/ | nerivoq /neʁivoq/ | ania /ania/ | manqʼaña /manqʼaɲa/ |
| Drink | мыӷаӄуӄ /mɨɣaquq/ | mertuq /məʁtuq/ | imiġuq /imiʁuq/ | ᐃᒥᖅ- /imiq/ | imerpoq /imeʁpoq/ | inua /inua/ | umaña /umaɲa/ |
| Sleep | ӄаваӷаӄуӄ /qavaɣaquq/ | qavartuq /qavaʁtuq/ | siñiktuq /siɲiktuq/ | ᓯᓂᒃ /siˈnik/ | sinippoq /siˈnippɔq/ | mahuta /maˈhuta/ | ikiña /iˈkiɲa/ |
| One | атасиӄ /atasiq/ | atauciq /atautʃiq/ | atausiq /atausiq/ | ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ /atausiq/ | ataaseq /ataːseq/ | ta /ta/ | maya /maja/ |
| Two | малӷук /malɣuk/ | malruk /maɬʁuk/ | malġuk /malʁuk/ | ᒪᕐᕈᒃ /maʁːuk/ | marluk /maɬːuk/ | rua /rua/ | paya /paja/ |
| Three | пиӈают /piŋajut/ | pingayun /piŋajun/ | piŋasut /piŋasut/ | ᐱᖓᓱᑦ /piŋasut/ | pingasut /piŋasut/ | toi /toi/ | kimsa /kimsa/ |
| Four | ыстамат /ɨstamat/ | cetaman /tʃətaman/ | sisamat /sisamat/ | ᓯᑕᒪᑦ /sitamat/ | sisamat /sisamat/ | hani /hani/ | pusi /pusi/ |
| Five | талъимат /taɬimat/ | talliman /taɬiman/ | tallimat /talːimat/ | ᑕᓪᓕᒪᑦ /tallimat/ | tallimat /taɬːimat/ | ima /ima/ | phisqa /ˈpʰisqa/ |
| Hundred | ю̄к талъимат /juːk taɬimat/ | yuinaat talliman /juinaːt taɬiman/ | tallimakipiat /talːimakipiat/ | — | untritit /untʁitit/ | handred /handred/ | pataka /pataka/ |
| Hello | аипак /aipak/ | waqaa /waqaː/ | aluu /aluː/ | ᐊᐃ /aj/ | aluu /aluː/ | namona /namona/ | kamisaki /kamisaki/ |
| Thank you | игамсиӄанаӄ /iɡamsiqanaq/ | quyana /qujana/ | quyanaq /qujanaq/ | ᓇᑯᕐᒦᒃ /nakuʁmiːk/ | qujanaq /qujanaq/ | tanikiu /tanikiu/ | yuspagara /juspaɣaɾa/ |
| Good | пинилӷи /pinilɣi/ | assirtuq /asːirtuq/ | nakuuruq /nakuːruq/ | ᐱᐅᔪᖅ /piujuq/ | ajunngilaq /ajuŋːilaq/ | namo /namo/ | suma /suma/ |
| New | нутаӷаӄ /nutaɣaq/ | nutaraq /nutaraq/ | nutaaq /nutaːq/ | ᓄᑖᖅ /nutaːq/ | nutaaq /nutaːq/ | matamata /matamata/ | machaqa /matʃaqa/ |
| Red | кавилӈуӄ /kavilŋuq/ | kavirliq /kavirɬiq/ | kaviqsaaq /kaviqsaːq/ | ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᖅ /aupaqtuq/ | aappaluttoq /aːpːalutːoq/ | kakakaka /kakakaka/ | wila /wila/ |
| White | ӄатылӷи /qatɨlɣi/ | qatellria /qatəɬʁia/ | qatiqtuq /qatiqtuq/ | ᖃᑯᖅᑕᖅ /qakuqtaq/ | qaqortoq /qaqoχtoq/ | kurokuro /kurokuro/ | janqʼu /ˈxaɴqʼu/ |
| Black | тагнылӷи /taɡnɨlɣi/ | tungulria /tuŋuɬʁia/ | — | ᕿᕐᓂᖅᑐᖅ /qiʁniqtuq/ | qernertoq /qeɴːeχtoq/ | korema /korema/ | chʼiyara /tʃʼijara/ |
| Green | ӄигуӷмылӈуӄ /qiɡuɣmɨlŋuq/ | cungagliq /tʃuŋaɣɬiq/ | suŋaaqtaaq /suŋaːqtaːq/ | ᐆᔭᐅᔭᖅ /uːjaujaq/ | qorsuk /qoχsuk/ | gadoka gadoka /ɡadoka ɡadoka/ | chʼuxña /tʃʼuxɲa/ |
| Blue | сюӈаӷьюкыӽтаӄ /sjuŋɣajukɨxˈtaq/ | qiugliq /qiuɣɬiq/ | suŋauraaq /suŋauʁaːq/ | ᑐᖑᔪᖅᑐᖅ /tuŋujuqtuq/ | tungujorpoq /tuŋuˈjɔʁpɔq/ | gadoka gadoka /ɡadoka ɡadoka/ | larama /laɾama/ |
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