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Inupiat language
Inupiat /ɪˈnjuːpiæt/, or Alaskan Inuit, is a group of dialects of the Inuit language, spoken by the Inupiat people in northern and northwestern Alaska. The Inupiat language is a member of the Eskimo languages. There are roughly 7,000–9,000 speakers.
The name is also rendered Inupiatun, Inupiaq, Iñupiaq, Inyupiaq,Inyupiat,Inyupeat,Inyupik, and Inupik.
The Iñupiaq category of number distinguishes singular, plural, and dual. Iñupiaq does not have a category of gender and articles. An Iñupiaq word consists of a base or stem, which is followed by postbases, endings, and enclitics.
Dialects
There are four main dialect divisions and these can be organized within two larger dialect collections:
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Bering Strait: spoken on King Island and the Diomede Islands and in the villages north of Nome, Alaska. It can be subdivided into:
- Diomede (tribe: Ingalikmiut)
- Wales (tribes: Kiŋikmiut, Tapqaġmiut)
- King Island (tribe: Ukiuvaŋmiut)
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Qawiaraq: spoken in Teller, near the original village of Qawiaraq, and in the villages south of Nome as far as Unalakleet. It can be subdivided into:
- Teller (tribes: Siñġaġmiut, Qaviaraġmiut)
- Fish River (tribe: Iġałuiŋmiut)
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Inupiat_language
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