Through Doyon Languages Online, Doyon Foundation is working to increase the number of people who
Also Known As:
Inuit, Inuvialuktun
Dialects & Varieties
- North Alaska Inupiaq
- Seward Peninsula Inupiaq
Recent Resources
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language and Technology
Language in Society
"Native Media: Native American Network
September 19, 2017
Frontier of Change - Growing up in Wasill
Alan Lomax Parlametrics - Good clear recording with good animation.
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~3,000
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.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.