Yugtun

Central Alaskan Yupik

Eskimo-Aleut (Yupik)

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Central Alaskan Yupik is the largest Yupik language and one of the most-spoken Alaska Native languages. It is highly polysynthetic and has post-base verbal suffixes that can stack indefinitely, allowing single-word sentences.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Central Alaskan Yupik

Water

meq

məq

Fire

keneq

kənəq

Sun

akerta

akəʁta

Moon

iraluq

iraluq

Star

agyaq

aɣjaq

Night

unuk

unuk

Rain

ellalluk

əɬːaɬuk

Snow

qanikcaq

qaniktʃaq

Wind

anuqa

anuqa

Earth

nuna

nuna

Stone

teggalquq

təxalquq

Mountain

ingriq

iŋʁiq

Sea

imarpik

imaʁpik

Mother

aana

aːna

Father

aata

aːta

Daughter

panik

panik

I

wiinga

wiːŋa

You

elpet

əɬpət

We

wangkuta

waŋkuta

Name

ateq

atəq

Person

yuk

juk

Head

nasquq

nasquq

Eye

ii

iː

Ear

ciun

tʃiun

Nose

qengaq

qəŋaq

Mouth

qaneq

qanəq

Tooth

keggun

kəxun

Tongue

uluq

uluq

Hand

unan

unan

Foot

itʼgaq

itʼɣaq

Heart

ircaquq

irtʃaquq

Bone

eneq

ənəq

Blood

auk

auk

Poop

anaq

anaq

Love

kenka

kənka

Tree

napa

napa

Dog

qimugta

qimuɣta

Cat

kuskaq

kuskaq

Fish

neqa

nəqa

Bird

tengmiaq

təŋmiaq

Butterfly

caqelngataq

tʃaqəlŋataq

Egg

kayangaq

kajaˈŋaq

Bear

taqukaq

taqukaq

Horse

kuuniq

kuːniq

House

ena

əna

Milk

mulukʼuuq

mulukʔuːq

Honey

paatakaaq

paːtakaːq

Salt

taryuq

taʁjuq

Rice

kelupʼaaq

kəlupʔaːq

Iron

cavik

tʃavik

Wheel

akalria

akaɬʁia

Silk

suukuyaq

suːkujaq

Book

naaqerkaq

naːqəʁkaq

Eat

nerʼuq

nerʔuq

Drink

mertuq

məʁtuq

Sleep

qavartuq

qavaʁtuq

One

atauciq

atautʃiq

Two

malruk

maɬʁuk

Three

pingayun

piŋajun

Four

cetaman

tʃətaman

Five

talliman

taɬiman

Hundred

yuinaat talliman

juinaːt taɬiman

Hello

waqaa

waqaː

Thank you

quyana

qujana

Good

assirtuq

asːirtuq

New

nutaraq

nutaraq

Red

kavirliq

kavirɬiq

White

qatellria

qatəɬʁia

Black

tungulria

tuŋuɬʁia

Green

cungagliq

tʃuŋaɣɬiq

Blue

qiugliq

qiuɣɬiq

Computer

naaqsuun

naːqsuːn

Tea

caayuq

tʃaːjuq

Coffee

kuuvviaq

kuːvːiaq

Sugar

caarralaq

tʃaːχalaq

Sources

Words compared

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

Meaning Central Alaskan YupikCentral Siberian YupikInupiaqInuktitutGreenlandicAleutKannada
Water meq /məq/ мыӄ /mɨq/ imiq /imiq/ ᐃᒪᖅ /imaq/ imeq /imeq/ таӈах̆ /taŋaχ/ ನೀರು /niːɾu/
Fire keneq /kənəq/ кыныӄ /kɨnɨq/ igniq /iɡniq/ ᐃᑯᒪ /ikuma/ inneq /inːeq/ кигнах̆ /kiɡnaχ/ ಬೆಂಕಿ /beŋki/
Sun akerta /akəʁta/ сиӄиныӄ /siqinɨq/ siqiñiq /siqiɲiq/ ᓯᕿᓂᖅ /siqiniq/ seqineq /seqineq/ агадгих̆ /aɡaðɣiχ/ ಸೂರ್ಯ /suːɾja/
Moon iraluq /iraluq/ танӄиӄ /tanqiq/ tatqiq /tatqiq/ ᑕᖅᑭᖅ /taqːiq/ qaammat /qaːmːat/ тугидах̆ /tuɣiðaχ/ ಚಂದ್ರ /tʃandɾa/
Star agyaq /aɣjaq/ иӷалыӄытаӄ /iɣalɨqɨtaq/ uvluġiaq /uvluʁiaq/ ᐅᓪᓗᕆᐊᖅ /ulːuʁiaq/ ulloriaq /uɬːoʁiaq/ сдах /sðax/ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ /nakʂat̪ra/
Night unuk /unuk/ унук /unuk/ unnuaq /unːuaq/ ᐅᓐᓄᐊᖅ /unːuaq/ unnuaq /unːuaq/ амах̆ /amaχ/ ರಾತ್ರಿ /raːt̪ri/
Rain ellalluk /əɬːaɬuk/ ныпсюк /nɨpsjuk/ siḷaluk /siʎaluk/ ᓯᐊᓗᒃ /sialuk/ sialuk /sialuk/ кимдух̆ /kimduχ/ ಮಳೆ /ˈmaɭe/
Snow qanikcaq /qaniktʃaq/ анигу /aniɣu/ apun /apun/ ᐊᐳᑦ /aput/ aput /aput/ каниих̆ /qaniːχ/ ಹಿಮ /hima/
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