Central Alaskan Yup’ik / Yugtun
Western and southwestern AlaskaThe present starter track. Dialects, including Cup’ik/Cup’ig naming and spelling, require local attention.
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Start with pronunciationMandarin Chinese / Taiwan
Bopomofo / Zhuyin
注音符號A set of phonetic symbols used to show Mandarin pronunciation. Syllables are assembled from an initial, a medial or final, and a tone.
The first version was created in 1913 and released in 1918. It remains a practical reading, dictionary, and keyboard tool in Taiwan.
- SYMBOLS
- 37
- TONES
- 5
- ALSO CALLED
- Zhuyin / Zhuyin Fuhao
Initials
21Medials
3Finals
13Tones
5Pronunciation: sounds, reading rules, stress, tone & practice →
All 47 pronunciation chapters & the IPA sound key →
All 47 pronunciation chapters & the IPA sound key →
PUBLISHED · FOUNDATION 01 · 15 SEPTEMBER 2026
Yupik · Central Alaskan Yup’ik: start here
Latin practical orthography; apostrophes can mark consonant properties and are not decoration.
Track direction: Central Alaskan Yup’ik first; distinguish the other Yupik languages.
Published below: one grammar rule, worked example, exercise with an answer, introductory words and expressions. Planned next: sound contrasts, wider grammar and guided reading/listening. This is the start of the course.
Yupik is a language family choice
This foundation uses Central Alaskan Yup’ik. Similar names must not cause lessons or voices from different languages to be mixed.
St. Lawrence Island / Central Siberian Yupik
St. Lawrence Island and ChukotkaA distinct language, also called Akuzipik in Alaska.
Alutiiq / Sugpiaq
Southern AlaskaRelated within the Yupik branch but not a dialect setting for this course.
Naukan and Sirenik
ChukotkaNaukan is a separate Yupik language; the historical classification of Sirenik needs specialized treatment.
Try it: Can you reuse a Central Alaskan suffix table unchanged for Siberian Yupik?
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No. Choose the named language and community’s materials.
References: Alaska Native Language Center ↗
YUPIK · CENTRAL ALASKAN YUP’IK / FOUNDATION 01
Yugtun
Central Alaskan Yup’ik first; distinguish the other Yupik languages.
The words for everyday life.
Find a situation, read the phrase, or show the native text. Learn common replies as well as questions.
Pronunciation & how to use these phrases
Latin practical orthography; apostrophes can mark consonant properties and are not decoration. Device speech, when available, is only a model for that installed voice; historical and unsupported varieties have no automatic voice here.
Published: a first rule with a worked example and answer, introductory vocabulary, and basic expressions. Next: sound contrasts → inflection and sentence patterns → connected reading/listening → independent use. Yupik names several related languages. This starter uses Central Alaskan Yup’ik/Yugtun; it does not substitute its forms for St. Lawrence Island/Siberian Yupik or Alutiiq/Sugpiaq. Follow the source community’s orthography.
2 phrases
Basics & communication
Further reading & cultural sources
Central Alaskan Yup’ik first; distinguish the other Yupik languages.
Central Alaskan Yup’ik distinguishes singular, dual and plural. In common absolutive noun forms, dual -k and plural -t are important endings, with stem changes and phonological rules. A suffix chart alone does not license attaching an ending to every citation form.
-k / -tdual / plural markers (morphological labels, not standalone words)
Explain why the answer follows the rule. Then return to the example and identify the unchanged part. This first unit is published; the full grammar sequence remains in development.
Try it yourself
1 / 1 · 0 correctApply the rule.
The common absolutive plural ending introduced here is ___.
All words · vocabulary quiz
1 / 6 · 0 correctChoose the English meaning.
yuk
yukperson
yukperson
yuitpeople
yuitpeople
qayaqkayak
qayaqkayak
-kdual ending
-kdual ending
-tplural ending
-tplural ending
Yugtunin the Yup’ik language
Yugtunin the Yup’ik language
Between the words
Yupik names several related languages. This starter uses Central Alaskan Yup’ik/Yugtun; it does not substitute its forms for St. Lawrence Island/Siberian Yupik or Alutiiq/Sugpiaq. Follow the source community’s orthography.
Waqaa.
HelloYupik names several related languages. This starter uses Central Alaskan Yup’ik/Yugtun; it does not substitute its forms for St. Lawrence Island/Siberian Yupik or Alutiiq/Sugpiaq. Follow the source community’s orthography.
Waqaa.
A short foundation is not a complete conversation course. Follow the named language variety and source recordings.
Read the situation
1 / 1 · 0 correctRecall the first expression or reading form.
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