Inupiatun, Northwest Alaska

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
esk
Alternate Names
“Eskimo” (pej.), Inupiatun, Northwest Alaska Inupiat
Population

5,580 (2010 census), decreasing. All Inuit languages: 75,000 out of 91,000 in the ethnic group (1995 M. Krauss). Census lists this as Eskimo. All Inupiatun: 13,500 (includes [esi]) (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: All Inupiatun: 13,500 (includes [esi]) (Golla 2007).

Location

Alaska, Kobuk and Noatak rivers, Seward Peninsula, and Bering Strait.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Eskimo-Aleut, Eskimo, Inuit-Inupiaq
Dialects

Coastal Inupiatun, King Island Inupiatun (Bering Strait Inupiatun), Kobuk River Inupiatun, Kotzebue Sound Inupiatun, Northern Malimiut Inupiatun, Seward Peninsula Inupiatun, Southern Malimiut Inupiatun.

Language Use

Most speakers 40 and older. Also use English [eng].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Dictionary. NT: 1997–2010.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Inupiatun, Northwest Alaska
Writing
Latin script.