Yupik, Central Siberian

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Bering Strait Yupik, “St. Lawrence Island Eskimo” (pej.)
Population

1,400 in United States (Golla 2007). 2000 census counts those who use the language in the home. Population total all countries: 1,910.

Location

Alaska, Saint Lawrence Island, Gambell, and Savoonga villages. Also in Russian Federation.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Eskimo-Aleut, Eskimo, Yupik
Dialects

Chaplino. Chaplino and Naukan have 60%–70% mutual intelligibility.

Language Use

Almost all adults speak the language. Decreasing number of children acquire it as L1. All ages.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 40%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1974–2007.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Yupik, Central Siberian
Writing
Cyrillic script. Latin script.

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