Also Known As:
Sugpiaq, Pacific Gulf Yupik, Sugpiak, Koniag-Chugach, Suk, Sugcestun, Yupik (Pacific Gulf), šuk/suk Sugpiaq, "Aleut", アリュティーク語
Dialects & Varieties
- Koniag
- Chugach
Recent Resources
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language in the Community
Language, Culture, and Arts
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language in the Community
Language and Technology
Alutiiq language materials for educational usage: includes songs, classes, online dictionary, pos
A list of sea lion parts with Alutiiq and English translation.
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
4
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Alaska Native Languages Population and Speaker Statistics. http://www.uaf.edu/anlc/languages/stat (accessed 1-8-2015).
Bibliography of Locations:
Alaska Native Languages Population and Speaker Statistics. http://www.uaf.edu/anlc/languages/stat (accessed 1-8-2015).
Bibliography of Context:
Alaska Native Languages Population and Speaker Statistics. http://www.uaf.edu/anlc/languages/stat (accessed 1-8-2015).