Gulf Yupik language

E1037068

The Gulf Yupik language is an Eskimo–Aleut language spoken by the Yupik people of Alaska’s Gulf Coast, particularly around the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta region.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eskimo–Aleut language ⓘ
Yupik language ⓘ
language ⓘ
endangeredStatus definitely endangered ⓘ
ethnicity Yupik ⓘ
family Eskimo–Aleut ⓘ
hasAncestor Proto-Eskimo language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Inuit-Yupik

Proto-Eskimo–Aleut language ⓘ
Proto-Yupik language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Yupik
hasDomain Arctic and subarctic cultures ⓘ
hasFeature agglutinative morphology ⓘ
complex verb morphology ⓘ
consonant length contrast ⓘ
ergative–absolutive alignment ⓘ
polysynthetic morphology ⓘ
postbases (derivational suffixes) ⓘ
rich verbal inflection ⓘ
suffixing morphology ⓘ
vowel harmony ⓘ
hasGrammaticalFeature case marking on nouns ⓘ
mood distinctions in verbs ⓘ
person and number marking on verbs ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature geminate consonants ⓘ
three-vowel system ⓘ
hasType indigenous language of North America ⓘ
hasWordOrder relatively free word order ⓘ
languageBranch Yupik branch of Eskimo languages ⓘ
partOf Alaska Native languages ⓘ
region Bering Sea coast ⓘ
Western Alaska ⓘ
linked to: northwestern Alaska
relatedTo Central Alaskan Yupik language ⓘ
linked to: Gulf Yupik language

Inuit languages ⓘ
Naukan Yupik language ⓘ
Siberian Yupik language ⓘ
linked to: Yupik languages
spokenBy Alaska Native people ⓘ
linked to: Alaska Natives

Yupik people ⓘ
linked to: Yup’ik people
spokenIn Alaska ⓘ
Gulf Coast of Alaska ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta ⓘ
status minority language in Alaska ⓘ
subclassOf Yupik languages ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial practices ⓘ
oral history ⓘ
subsistence hunting terminology ⓘ
traditional storytelling ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gulf Yupik → usesLanguage → Gulf Yupik language ⓘ
Gulf Yupik → nativeLanguage → Gulf Yupik language ⓘ
Unangam Tunuu → relatedTo → Yupik languages ⓘ
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Yupiit → languageFamily → Yupik languages ⓘ
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Naukan Yupik language → isPartOf → Yupik languages ⓘ
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Naukan Yupik language → isNotDialectOf → Central Alaskan Yupʼik language ⓘ
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Naukan Yupik language → closelyRelatedTo → Central Alaskan Yupʼik language ⓘ
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Aleut language → closelyRelatedTo → Yupik languages ⓘ
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Hooper Bay Yup'ik community → language → Hooper Bay Yup'ik dialect ⓘ
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Hooper Bay Yup'ik community → hasDialect → Hooper Bay Yup'ik dialect ⓘ
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Cup’ik language → closelyRelatedTo → Central Alaskan Yup’ik language ⓘ
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Cup’ik language → hasISOCode → esu (macrolanguage Central Yupik) ⓘ
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Chevak Cup’ik dialect → partOf → Central Alaskan Yup’ik language ⓘ
linked to: Gulf Yupik language
Gulf Yupik language → relatedTo → Central Alaskan Yupik language ⓘ
linked to: Gulf Yupik language