Yupik, Pacific Gulf
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ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Alutiiq, Chugach Eskimo, Koniag-Chugach, Pacific Yupik, South Alaska Eskimo, Sugcestun, Sugpiak Eskimo, Sugpiaq Eskimo, Suk
Autonym
Aleut
Population
200 (Dorais 2010). Ethnic population: 3,500 (Dorais 2010).
Location
Alaska: Prince William Sound area, Tatitlek, Chenega Bay, Cordova, a few in Valdez; Kenai peninsula southwest coast, Cook Inlet entrance, Nanwalek, Port Graham, and Seldovia.
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Language Status
7 (Shifting). Recognized language (2014, Official Languages of Alaska Law as amended, Alaska Statute 44.12.310).
Classification
Dialects
Chugach, Koniag.
Language Use
Immersion camp at Nuuciq every summer and efforts are underway to develop immersion schools (2014 N. Novik). Mainly older adults. Also use English [eng].
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar.
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