An immersion pre-kindergarten program where toddlers learn their native language through song, da
Also Known As:
Yugcestun, Yugtun, Yupik, Yup'ik, 中央アラスカ・ユピック語
Dialects & Varieties
- General Central Alaskan Yup'ik
- Cup'ik (Chevak / Hooper Bay)
- Cup'ig (Nunivak)
Alaska Native Languages: Population and Speaker Statistics
Alaska Native Languages Population and Speaker Statistics. http://www.uaf.edu/anlc/languages/stat (accessed 1-8-2015).
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10,400
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
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Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Speakers
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Young adults
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Ethnic or community population
25,000
Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
USA, Alaska
Location Description
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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