Eskimo-Aleut
Eskaleut
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Alaska, Canadian Arctic, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, Greenland, eastern Siberia |
Linguistic Classification: | Eskimo-Aleut |
Subdivisions: |
Eskimo
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ISO 639-5: | esx |
Eskimo-Aleut languages spoken in United States, Canada and Greenland |
Eskimo-Aleut is a language family native to Alaska, the Canadian Arctic, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, Greenland, and the Chukchi Peninsula on the eastern tip of Siberia. It is also known as Eskaleut, Eskaleutian, Eskaleutic, Eskimish, Eskimoan, and Macro-Eskimo[1] or Inuit-Unangan.
The Eskimo-Aleut language family is divided into two branches, the Eskimo languages and the Aleut language.
The Aleut language family consists of a single language, Aleut, spoken in the Aleutian Islands and the Pribilof Islands. Aleut is divided into several dialects.
The Eskimo languages are divided into two branches, the Yupik languages, spoken in western and southwestern Alaska and in easternmost Siberia, and the Inuit language, spoken in northern Alaska, in Canada, and in Greenland. The Inuit language, which covers a huge range of territory, is divided into several dialects.
The proper place of one language, Sirenik, within the Eskimo family has not been settled. Some linguists list it as a branch of Yupik,[2] others as a separate branch of the Eskimo family, alongside Yupik and Inuit.[3]
It is thought that the common ancestral language of the Eskimo languages and of Aleut divided into the Eskimo and Aleut branches around 2000 BCE.
The Eskimo language family divided into the Yupik and Inuit branches around 1000 CE.
The Eskimo-Aleut languages are one of the native languages of the Americas. However, this is a geographical category, not a linguistic one. The Eskimo-Aleut languages are not demonstrably related to the other language families of North America.
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Eskimo-Aleut languages
Eskimo-Aleut does not have any genetic relationship to any of the world's other language families that is generally accepted by linguists at the present time. There is general agreement that it is not closely related to the other language families of North America. The more credible proposals on the external relations of Eskimo-Aleut all concern one or more of the language families of northern Eurasia. One of the first such proposals was made by the pioneering Danish linguist Rasmus Rask in 1818, upon noticing similarities between Greenlandic Eskimo and Finnish. Perhaps the most fully developed such proposal to date is Michael Fortescue's Uralo-Siberian hypothesis, published in 1998. More recently Joseph Greenberg (2000–2002) has suggested grouping Eskimo-Aleut with all of the language families of northern Eurasia, with the exception of Yeniseian, in a proposed language family called Eurasiatic. Such proposals remain controversial.
The Eskimo-Aleut languages are affixally polysynthetic[4] and exclusively suffixing.
Every word must have only one root (free morpheme) always at the beginning.[5] Eskimo-Aleut languages have a relatively small number of roots - in the case of Central Alaskan Yup'ik around two thousand.[6] Following the root are a number of postbases, which are bound morphemes that add to the basic meaning of the root. If the meaning of the postbase is to be expressed alone, a special neutral root (in the case of Central Alaskan Yup'ik pi) is used.
Following the postbases are non-lexical suffixes that indicate case on nouns and person and mood on verbs. The number of cases varies, with Aleut languages having a greatly reduced case system compared to Eskimo. The Eskimo languages are ergative-absolutive in nouns and in Yup'ik languages, also in verbal person marking. All Eskimo-Aleut languages have obligatory verbal agreement with agent and patient in transitive clauses, and there are special suffixes used for this purpose in subordinate clauses, which makes these languages, like most in the North Pacific, highly complement deranking.
At the end of a word there can be one of a small number of clitics with meanings such as "but" or indicating a polar interrogative.
Phonologically, the Eskimo-Aleut languages resemble other languages of northern North America and far eastern Siberia. There are usually only three vowels, a, i and u, though some Yup'ik dialects also have ə. There are no ejectives, but there are voiceless plosives at the bilabial, coronal, velar and uvular positions in all languages except Aleut, which has lost the bilabial stops but retained the nasal. There are contrasting voiced and voiceless fricatives at the same positions, and in the Eskimo subfamily a voiceless alveolar lateral fricative is also present. A rare feature of many dialects of Yup'ik and Aleut is contrasting voiceless nasals.
The following is a brief comparison of cognates among the basic vocabulary across the Eskimo-Aleut language family (about 60 words). Note that empty cells do not imply that a particular language is lacking a word to describe the concept, but rather that the word for the concept in that language is formed from another stem and is not a cognate with the other words in the row. Also, there may be shifts in the meaning from one language to another, and so the "common meaning" given is only approximate. In some cases the form given is found only in some dialects of the language. Forms are given in native Latin orthographies unless otherwise noted.
common meaning | Aleut | Proto-Eskimo | Sirenik | Siberian Yupik | Alutiiq | Yup'ik | Seward Inupiaq | Qawiaraq | Malimiutun | North Slope | Uummarmiutun | Siglitun | Inuinnaqtun | Natsilik | Kivalliq | Aivilik | North Baffin | South Baffin | Nunavik | Labrador Inuttut | North Greenlandic | West Greenlandic | East Greenlandic | |
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Human being (Shaman word's) | taĝu | taʁu | tarex | taghu | taru | taru | tau | tau | tau | tau | tau | tau | tau | tau | tau | tau | tau | tau | tau | tau | tau | taa | taa | |
(Grand)father | adax̂/taatax̂ | *ata *ata-ata | ata | ata | ata | aata | ata/ava | ata/ava | aapa/taata | aapa | aapa/ata | aappak/ataatak | aappak | ataata | ataata | ataata | ataata | ataata | ataata | ataata | ataata | ataataq | alaala | |
Mother | anax̂ | *ana *ana-ana | nana | naa/ana | aana | aana | aaga | aaga | aaka | aaka | aaka | amaamak/aana | amaamak/anaana | anaana | anaana | anaana | anaana | anaana | anaana | anaana | anaana | anaanaq | annivik | |
Son | *iʁni-ʁ | irnex | ighneq | irneq | irneq | irniq | irniq | irñiq | irñiq | irñiq | irniq | irniq | irniq | irniq | irniq | irniq | irniq | irniq | innik | irniq | irneq | irniq | ||
Daughter | *paniɣ | panex | panik | panik | panik | panik | panik | panik | panik | panik | panik | panik | panik | panik | panik | panik | panik | panik | panik | panik | panik | panik | ||
Older brother (of female) | huyux̂ | *aNǝ-LГun | anta | aningak | anngaq | anngaq | ani | ani | ani | ani | ani | aniraaluk | ani | ani | ani | ani | ani | ani | ani | anik | ani | ani | ani | |
Older sister (of male) | uhngix | *aleqa | nuskit | alqaq | aɫqaq | aliraq | aliqaq | aliqaq | aliqaq | aliqaq | aliqaq | aliqaq | aliqaq | aliqaq | aliqaq | aliqaq | aliqannaq | angajuk | angajuk | angajuk | aliqa | aleqaq | alara | |
Young brother (of female) | kingii | *nukaq | ungjex | uyughaq | uyuwaq | uyuraq | nukaq | nukaq | nukaaluk | nukaaluk | nukaq | nukaq | nukaq | nukaq | mukaq | nukaq | nukaq | nukaq | nukaq | nukak | nukaq | nukaq | nukaq | |
Young sister (of male) | uhngix | *nayak | najex | nayak | nayak | nayak | nayak | nayak | nayak | nayak | nayak | nayak | nayak | nayak | nayak | najak | najak | najak | najak | najaatsuk | najak | najak | najak | |
Husband | ugi | *uɣi | uga | ugwik | wik | wii | ui | ui | ui | ui | ui | ui | ui | ui | ui | ui | ui | ui | ui | uik | ui | ui | uviq | |
Wife | ayagax̂ | *nuLiaq | nucix | nuliiq | nuliq | nuliaq | nuliaq | nuliaq | nuliaq | nuliaq | nuliaq | nuliaq | nuliaq | nuliaq | nuliaq | nuliaq | nuliaq | nuliaq | nuliaq | nuliak | nuliaq | nuliaq | nuliaq | |
Family/Relative | ilaanux̂ | *ila | ila | ila | ila | ila | ila | ila | ila | ila | ila | ila | ila | ila | ila | ila | ila | ila | ila | ila | ila | ila | ila | |
Man | tayaĝux̂ | *aŋu-nt | angeta | angun | angun | angun | angun | angun | angun | angun | angun | angun | angun | angut | angut | angut | anguti | anguti | anguti | angutik | angut | angut | tikkaq | |
Woman | ayaĝax̂ | *aʁnaq | arnax | arnaq | arnaq | arnaq | arnaq | arnaq | arnaq | arnaq | arnaq | arnaq | arnaq | arnaq | arnaq | arnaq | arnaq | arnaq | arnaq | annak | arnaq | arnaq | nuliakkaaq | |
Boy | hlax | *aleqa | nukeɫpegaẋ | nukaɫpegaq | nukaɫpiaq | nukaɫpiaq | nugatpiaq | nugatpiaq | nukatpiaq | nukatpiaq | nukatpiaq | nukatpiraq | nukatpiaq | nukatpiaq | nukatpiaq | nukappiaq | nukappiaq | nukappiaq | nukappiaq | nukappiak | nukappiaq | nukappiraq | nugappiaq | |
Girl | ayaĝaadax̂ | *nǝvi(a)ʁc(ǝɣ)a- | náẋserráẋ | neveghsaq | neviarcaq | niaqsaaʁruk | niaqsiaʁruk | niviaqsiaʁruk | niviaqsiaʁruk | niviakkaq | niviaqsiraq | niviaqhiaq | niviaqhiaq | niviakkiaq | niviaqsiaq | niviaqsaaq | niviaqsiaq | niviatsiaq | niviatsiak | niviarhiaq | niviarsiaraq | niiarsiaq | ||
Person | anĝaĝinax̂ | *inguɣ | jux | yuk | suk | yuk/cuk | inuk | inuk | iñuk | iñuk | iñuk | inuk | inuk | inuk | inuk | inuk | inuk | inuk | inuk | inuk | inuk | inuk | iik | |
Mother-in-law | *caki | saka | saki | caki | cakiq | sagi | chagi | saki | saki | hakigaq | saki | haki | haki | hakigaq | saki | saki | saki | saki | sakik | haki | saki | saqiq/sagiq | ||
Personal pronouns | I or me (singular) | ting | *vi | menga | hwanga | w'iinga | w'iinga | wanga | uanga | uvanga | uvanga | uvanga | uvanga | uvanga | uvanga | uvanga | uvanga | uvanga | uvanga | uvaqa | uvak | uanga | uanga | uara |
all of two us (two) (dual) | tingix | *vik | hwagakuk | w'iingakuk | w'iingakuk | waguk | uaguk | uvaguk | uvaguk | uvaguk | uvaguk | uvaguk | uvaguk | uvaguk | uvaguk | uvaguk | uvaguk | uvaguk | uvaguk | |||||
we or us/all of us (plural) | tingin(s) | *vit | mengaketa | hwagakuta | w'iingakuta | w'iingakuta | wagut | uagut | uvagut | uvagut | uvagut | uvagut | uvagut | uvagut | uvagut | uvagut | uvagut | uvagut | uvagut | uvagut | uagut | uagut | uangit | |
you (singular) | txin | *ǝɫ-vǝn-t | ɫpi | ɫpet | eɫpet | eɫpet | ivlin | ilvin | ilvich | ilvich | ilvik | ilvit | ilvit | ivrit/itvin | igvin/idvin | igvit | ivvit | ivvit | ivvit | iffit | ihhit/i'lit | iɫɫit | ittit | |
you two (dual) | txidix | *ǝɫ-ptek | ɫpetek | eɫpetek | eɫpetek | iliptik | iliptik | iliptik | iliptik | iliptik | iliptik | iliptik | iliptik | iliptik | iliptik | ilissik | ilittik | ilittik | ilittik | |||||
yourselves/all of you (plural) | txichix | *ǝɫ-vcet | ɫpisi | ɫpesi | eɫpici | eɫpeci | ilipsi | ilipsi | ilivsi | ilivsi | iliffi | ilipsi | iliffi | iliphi | iliphi | ilipsi | ilissi | ilitsi | ilitsi | ilitsi | ilissi | ilissi | ilitsi | |
he/she/it | ilaa/uda | *ǝɫ-ŋa *una | langa/una | lnga/una | elen/una | elii/una | ilaa/una | ilaa/una | ilaa/una | ilaa/una | ilaa/una | ilaa/una | una | una | una | una | una | una | una | una | una | una | una | |
thyself/themselves/itself | ilaan(s)/udan(s) | *ǝɫ-ŋat *ukuat | langwi/uket | lngit/ukut | elita/ukut | eliita/ukut | ilaat/ugua | ilaat/ugua | ilaat/ukua | ilaat/ukua | ilaat/ukua | ilaat/ukua | ukua/ukkua | ukua/ukkua | ukua/ukkua | ukua/ukkua | ukua/ukkua | ukua/ukkua | ukua/ukkua | ukua/ukkua | ukua/ukkua | ukua/ukkua | ugua/ukkua | |
I, me (affixes) | -kuq | *tua *kuq | -jua | -tua | -tua | -tua, -runga | -runga | -runga | -runga | -runga | -yunga, -yuami | -yunga | -yunga | -runga | -yunga | -junga | -junga | -junga | -junga | -junga | -junga | -punga,sunga | -pua, lua | |
you (affixes) | -kuxt | *it | -jet | -ten | -ten | -ten | -rutin | -rutin | -rutin | -rutin | -rutin | -yutin | -yutin | -rutit | -yutit | -jutit | -jutit | -jutit | -jutit | -jutit | -hutit | -sutit | -sulit | |
he/she/it (affixes) | -kux | *tuq | -jix | -tuq | -tuq | -tuq | -ruq | -ruq | -ruq | -ruq | -ruq | -yuaq | -yuq | -ruq | -yuq | -yuq | -juq | -juq | -juq | -juk | -huq | -soq, poq | -tuq, puq | |
my (affixes) | -ng | *nga | -ka/qa | -ka/qa | -ka/qa | -ka/qa | -ga/ra | -ga/ra | -ga/ra | -ga/ra | -ga/ra | -ga/ra | -ga/ra | -ga/ra | -ga/ra | -ga/ra | -ga/ra | -ga/ra | -ga/ra | -ga | -ga/ra | -ga/ra | -nga/ra | |
your (affixes) | -n | *in | -n | -n | -n | -n | -n | -n | -n | -n | -n | -n | -t | -t | -t | -t | -it | -it | -it | -it | -t | -t | -t | |
his/her/its (affixes) | -(n)gan | *ngan | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | -nga/a | |
he/she...her/him/it | -kuu/qaa | *jaa/kaa | -jaa/kaa | -taa/kaa | -taa/kaa | -taa/kaa | -raa/gaa | -raa/gaa | -raa/gaa | -raa/gaa | -yaa/gaa | -yaa/gaa | -raa/gaa | -yaa/gaa | -jaa/gaa | -jaa/gaa | -jaa/gaa | -jaa/gaa | -jaa/gaa | -jaa/gaa | -jaa/gaa | -saa/gaa | -laa/ngaa | |
Who (Interrogate) | kiin | *kina | kiin | kina | kina | kina | kina | kina | kina | kina | kina | kina | kina | kina | kina | kina | kina | kina | kina | kina | kina | kina | kia | |
What (Interrogate) | alqux | *caŋu | sangǝ̄́ca | sangwa/suna | cacaq | cacaq/tcauna | suna | sua | sua | suna/suva | huna | suna | huna | huna | huna | suna | kisu | suna | suna | suna | kihu | suna/sua | kisik | |
Why (Interrogate) | alqul(-usaal) | *caŋu | sangaami | sangami | cin/caluni | ciin/caluni | suami | suami | summan/suvataa | summan/suvataa | huuq | suuq | huuq | huuq | huuq | suuq | suuq | sungmat | sumut | summat | huuq | suuq | suuq | |
Where (Interrogate) | qaataa | *nani | nani | nani/naa/sami | nama/nani | nani/cami | naung/nani | naunga/nani | sumi/nani/naung | sumi/nani/naung | humi/nani/nau | sumi/nani/naung | humi/nani/naung | humi/naung | nani/naung | sumi/nauk | nani/nauk | nami/nani | nami/nani | nami/nani | humi | sumi | sumi | |
When (Past/future) (Interrogate) | qanaayam | *qanga/qaku | qanga/qaku | qavnga/kaku | qangwaq/qaku | qangvaq/qaku | qanga/qagun | qanga/qagu | qaglaan/qaku | qanga/qaku | qanga/qaku | qanga/qakugu | qanga/qakugu | qanga/qakugu | qanga/qakugu | qanga/qakugu | qanga/qakugu | qanga/qakugu | qanga/qakugu | kanga/kakugu | qanga/qakugu | qanga/qaqugu | qanga/qara | |
How (Interrogate) | alqutal | *qanuq | qanex | qayuq | qayuq | qayuq/cangstun | qanuq | qanuq | qanuq | qanuq | qanuq | qanuq | qanuq | qanuq | qanuq | qanuq | qanuq | qanuq | qanuq | kanuk | qanuq | qanoq | qaniq | |
Body parts | Chin | tsamlu | *tsamlu | tamla | tamlu | tamluq | tamlu | tavlu | tavluq | tavlu | tavlu | tavlu | tablu | tablu | tablu | tablu | tablu | tallu | tallu | tallu | talluk | taddu | taɫɫu | tattuq |
Heart | kanuux̂ | *uŋ-uma- | ungevata | unguvan | unguwan | unguvan | uumman | uumman | uumman | uumman | uumman | uumman | uumman | uummat | uummat | uummat | uummati | uummati | uummati | uummatik | uummat | uummat | iimmat | |
Blood | aamaaxs | *aruɣ | acex/arux | awk | auk | auk | awk | auk | auk | auk | auk | auk | auk | auk | auk | auk | auk | auk | auk | auk | auk | aak | aak | |
Head | kamĝix̂ | *ńarǝ-qu- | iiceqeẋ | naasquq/nayquq | nasquq | nacquq | niaquq | niaquq | niaquq | niaquq | niaquq | niaquq | niaquq | niaquq | niaquq | niaquq | niaquq | niaquq | niaquq | niakuk | niaquq | niaqoq | suuniq | |
Hair | iimlix | *ńujaq | nujǝẋ/jujǝẋ | nuyaq | nuyaq | nuyaq | nuyaq | nuyaq | nuyaq | nuyaq | nuyaq | nuyaq | nuyaq | nuyaq | nuyaq | nujaq | nujaq | nujaq | nujaq | nujak | nujaq | nujaq | nujaq | |
Eye | dax̂ | *irǝ | eca | iya | ii/iingaq | ii/iingaq | izi | izi | iri | iri | iyi | iyi | iyi | iri | iyi | iji | iji | iji | iji | ijik | ihi | isi | ili | |
Eyelash | dam qaxsaa | *qǝmǝʁja- | qemerjax/seqpix | qemeryaq/siqpik | qemeryaq/ciqpik | qemeryaq/ciqpek | qimiriaq/siqpiq | qimiriaq/siqpik | qimiriaq/siqpik | qimiriaq/siqpik | qimiriaq/hiqpik | qimiriaq/siqpik | qimiriaq/hiqpik | qimiriaq/hiqpik | qimiriaq/hiqpik | qimiriaq/siqpik | qimiriaq/siqpik | qimiriaq/siqpik | qimiriaq/siqpik | kimigiak/sippik | qimiriaq/hiqpik | qimeriaq/serpik | qimiiaq/sirpik | |
Ear | tutusix̂ | *ciɣunt | siigeta | sigun | cuun | ciun | siun | siun | siun | siun | hiun | siun | hiun | hiut | hiut | siut | siuti | siuti | siuti | siutik | hiut | siut | siit/*tusaat | |
Nose | angusix̂ | *qǝŋa- | qengax | qengaq | qengaq | qengaq | qingaq | qingaq | qingaq | qingaq | qingaq | qingaq | qingaq | qingaq | qingaq | qingaq | qingaq | qingaq | qingaq | kingak | qingaq | qingaq | qingaq | |
Arm | chuyux̂ | *taɫi- | jaqex | taɫiq | taɫiq | taɫiq | taliq | taliq | taliq | taliq | taliq | taliq | taliq | taliq | taliq | taliq | taliq | taliq | taliq | talik | taliq | taleq | taliq | |
Hand | chax̂ | *arɣa | ácxeẋ | aykaq | aikaq | aikaq | agrak | agraq | argak | argak | argak | adjgak *aygak | algak | argak | adjgak | aggak | aggak | aggak | aggak | aggak | aghak | assak | attak | |
Finger | atx̂ux̂ | *ińura- | nurax | yughaq | suaraq | yuaraq | inugaq | inugaq | iñugaq | iñugaq | iñugaq | inugaq | inugaq | inugaq | inugaq | inugaq | inugaq | inugaq | inugaq | inugak | inugaq | inuaq | iiaq | |
Fingernail | *kikra | kiikiak | kigiak | kikiak | kikiak | kikiak | kikiak | kikiak | kikiak | kikiak | kikiak | kikiak | kikiak | kikiak | kikiak | kikiak | kikiak | kikiak | kigiak | |||||
Belly | xax | *aqja | aqii | aqyaq | aqsaq | aqsaq | aqiaq | aqiaq | aqiaq | aqiaq | aqiaq | aqiaq | aqiaq | aqiaq | aqiaq | aqiaq | aqiaq | aqiaq | aqiaq | akiak | aqiaq | aqajaq | ariaq | |
Navel | qiihliqdax̂ | *qacaɫǝʁ | qaɫasex | qasaɫeq | qaɫaciq | qaɫaciq | qalaziq | qalachiq | qalasriq | qalasiq | qalahiq | qalasiq | qalahiq | qalahiq | qalahiq | qalasiq | qalasiq | qalasiq | qalasiq | kalasik | qalahiq | qalaseq | ||
Knee | chidiĝix | *ciɣǝr-qu | sigesqeẋ | serquq | cisquq | ciisquq | siitquq | siitquq | siitquq | siitquq | hiitquq | siitquq | hiitquq | hiitquq | hiitquq | siiqquq | siiqquq | siiqquq | siirquq | siikkuk | hiiqquq | siiqqoq | ||
Calf | tugaadix̂ | *nakacuɣ-na- | nakasegnax | nakasugnaq | nakacugnaq | nakacugnaq | nakasungnaq | nakasungnaq | nakasrungnaq | nakasungnaq | nakahungnaq | nakasungnaq | nakahungnaq | nakahungnaq | nakahungnaq | nakasungnaq | nakasungnaq | nakasunnaq | nakasunnaq | nakasunnak | nakahungnaq | nakasunnaaq | ||
Foot | kitax̂ | *itǝɣ-(a-) | ítegá | itegaq | itaq | itgaq | itigak | itigaq | isigak | isigak | ihigak | itigak | itigak | ihigak | itigak | itigak | isigak | itigak | itigak | itigak | ihigak | isigak | ||
Anus | idiĝasix̂ | *ǝtǝʁ | tex | eteq | eteq | teq | itiq | itiq | itiq | itiq | itiq | itiq | itiq | itiq | itiq | itiq | itiq | itiq | itiq | itik | itiq | iteq | iliq? *kiaavik | |
Animals | Caribou | itx̂aygix̂ | *tuŋtu | tumta | tungtu | tuntu | tuntu | tuttu | tuttu | tuttu | tuttu | tuttu | tuktu | tuktu | tuktu | tuktu | tuktu | tuktu | tuttu | tuttu | tuttuk | tuktu | tuttu | tuttuq |
Swan | qukingix̂ | *quɣruɣ | qerúmɫeráẋ | quuk | qugyuq | qugyuq | qugruk | qugruk | qugruk | qugruk | qugruk | qugyuk | qugyuk | qugyuk | qugyuk | qugjuk | qugjuk | qujjuk | qujjuk | kutjuk | qughuk | qussuk | qutsuk | |
Canada Goose | laĝix̂ | *lǝqlǝʁ | leẋɫeẋ | leghɫeq | neqɫeq | neqɫeq | lirliq | lirliq | lirliq | nirliq | nirliq | nirliq | nirliq | nirliq | nirliq | lirliq/nirliq | nirliq | nirliq | nirliq | nillik | nirliq | nerɫeq | nirtiq | |
Killer Whale | aglux̂ | *aʁɫuɣ | arɫux? | arɫuk | aqɫuk | arɫuk | aarlu | aarlu | aarlu | aarlu | aarlu | aarlu | aarlu | aarluk | aarluk | aarluk | aarluk | aarluk | aarluk | aalluk | aarluk | aarɫuk | aartiq? | |
Groundhog/Arctic squirrel | sixsix | *sigsik | siksix | sikik | cikik | cikik | siksrik | chiksrik | siksrik | siksrik | siksrik | siksik | hikhik | hiksik | hikhik | siksik | siksi | sitsik | sitsik | sitsik | highik | sissi | sitsiq | |
Ptarmigan | aĝdiikax̂ | *aqărɣiʁ | aqergex | aqargiiq/aqarriq | aqasgiiq | aqazgiiq | arargiq | arargiq | aqargiq | aqargiq | aqaygiq | aqiygiq | aqilgiq | aqirgiq/aqigriq | aqidjgiq | aqiggiq | aqiggiq | aqiggiq | aqiggiq | akiggik | aqighiq | aqisseq | nagalaraq | |
Oldsquaw Duck | aagix̂ | *aXaŋǝ-liʁ | aahaangalex | aahaangwliq | ahangkiluk | aahaangiiq/aahaaliq | aa'aangiq | aa'aangiq | aahaaliq | aahaaliq | ahaangiq | ahaangiq | aahaalliq | ahaangiq | ahaangiq | ahaangiq | ahaangiq | ahaangiq | ahaangiq | ahaangik | ahaangiq | ahaangiq | ahaangiq | |
Bowhead whale/whale | alax̂ | *aʁvǝʁ | arvex | arveq | arweq/arruq | arveq | arviq | arviq | arviq | arviq | arviq | arviq | arviq | arviq | arviq | arviq | arviq | arviq | arviq | avvik | arviq | arfeq | arpiq | |
Dog | sabaakax̂ | *qikmi- | qepeneẋ | qikmiq | qiqmiq/piugta | qimugta | qimmiq | qimmiq | qipmiq | qimmiq | qimmiq | qimmiq | qinmiq | qingmiq/qimmiq | qingmiq/qimmiq | qimmiq | qimmiq | qimmiq | qimmiq | kimmik | qimmiq | qimmeq | qimmiq | |
Fish | qax̂ | *ǝqaɫuɣ | iqeɫex | iqaɫuk | iqaɫuk | iqaɫuk | iraluk | iraluk | iqaluk | iqaluk | qaluk | iqaluk | iqaluk | iqaluk | iqaluk | iqaluk | iqaluk | iqaluk | iqaluk | ikaluk | iqaluk | eqaluk | iqalik | |
Louse | kitux̂ | *kumaɣ | kúmex | kumak | kumak | kumak | kumak | kumak | kumak | kumak | kumak | kumak | kumak | kumak | kumak | kumak | kumak | kumak | kumak | kumak | kumak | kumak | kumak | |
Other nouns | Atmosphere/weather/out | silan/slax̂ | *cǝla | siɫa | sɫaa | ɫa | ciɫa/ella | sila | chila | sila | sila | hila | sila | hila | hila | hila | sila | sila | sila | sila | sila | hila | sila | sila |
Yes | aang | *aa/ii | ii | ii | ii-i | ii-i | ii-i | ii-i | ii | ii | ii | ii | ii | ii | ii | ii | ii | ii | ii | ii | ii | aap | ii | |
No | nangaa | *naaka *qaanga | naaka | naka/naah | kaa | ina/qanga | naami/naagga | qanngaq/naagga | naumi/naakka | naumi/naagga | naggai | naaggai | imannaq | iiq/naagga | naung/naagga | nauk/aakka | aakka/naagga | aukka/aggaq | naggai/nauk | aukang | na'a/naagga | naami/naagga | iiqqii | |
House | ulax̂ | *ǝŋlu | lu | inglu | englu | englu | iglu | iglu | iglu | iglu | iglu | iglu | iglu | iglu | iglu | iglu | iglu | illu | illu | illuk | iglu | iɫɫu | ittiq | |
Tent | pulaatxix̂ | *tupǝʁ | tupex | tupeq | tuviq | tuviq | tupiq | tupiq | tupiq | tupiq | tupiq | tupiq | tupiq | tupiq | tupiq | tupiq | tupiq | tupik | tupiq | tupeq | tupiq | |||
To ask | ahmat- | *apete | apet- | apetaqa- | apqar- | apete- | apiri- | apiri- | apiri- | apiri- | apiri- | apiri- | apiri- | apiri- | apiri- | apiri- | apiri- | apiri- | apiri- | apigi- | apiri- | aperi- | apii- | |
Tell a Story/Legend | uniikal | *uniɣ-paʁ- | unircex | ungikpaq | unifkuaq | unifkaraq | unipkaaq | unipkaaq | unipkaaq | unipkaaq | unipkaaq | unipkaaq | unipkaaq | unipkaaq | unipkaaq | unipkaaq | unikkaaq | unikkaaq | unikkaaq | unikkaak | unikkaaq | unikkaaq | unikkaaq | |
Cry/weep | qidal | *qiRă- | qeje | qeya | qia | qeya | qia | qia | qia | qia | qia | qia | qia | qia | qia | qia | qia | qia | qia | kia | qia | qia | qia | |
Arrow | *qaʁru | qarceẋ | ruuq | ruuq | qeruq | qarruq | qarruq | qarruq | qarruq | qarruq | qaryuq | qaryuq | qaryuq | qaryuq | qarjuq | qarjuq | qarjuk | qajjuk | katjuk | qarhuq | qarsoq | qarliq | ||
Snow(flake) | qaniigix̂ | *qaniɣ | qanix | qanik | qanik | qaniq | qanik | qanik | qanik | qanik | qanik | qanik | qanik | qanik | qanik | qanik | qanik | qanik | qanik | kanik | qanik | qanik | qanik | |
Price/Value | akiisal | *aki | aka | aki | aki | aki | aki | aki | agi | agi | aki | aki | aki | aki | aki | aki | aki | aki | aki | aki | akik | aki | agiq | |
Hungry | haagil | *kajak | kajex | keek | kaik | kaik | kaak | kaak | kaak | kaak | kaak | kaak | kaak | kaak | kaak | kaak | kaak | kaak | kaak | kaak | kaak | kaak | kaak | |
Cook | unagix̂ | *ǝɣa | ega | ega | ega | ega | iga | iga | iga | iga | iga | iga | iga | iga | iga | iga | iga | iga | iga | iga | iga | ega | inga | |
Smoke | huyux̂s | *puju | pujex | puyuq | puyuq | puyuq | puyuq | puyuq | puyuq | puyuq | puyuq | puyuq | puyuq | puyuq | puyuq | pujuq | pujuq | pujuq | pujuq | pujuk | pujuq | pujuq | pujuq | |
Ash | utxix̂ | *aʁra | arex | aʁra | araq | araq | arra | arra | arra | arra | arra | arya | arya | arya | arya | arja | arja | arja | ajja | atjak | arhaq | arsaq | arlaq | |
Wind | achunal | *anuqǝ | anuqa | anuqa | anuqa | anuqa | anuri | anuri | anuri | anuri | anuri | anuri | anuri | anuri | anuri | anuri | anuri | anuri | anuri | anugik | anuri | anori | anirsiq | |
Breath | angil | *anǝʁ- | anerte- | anernaq | anerneq | anerneq | anirniq | anirniq | aniqniq | anirniq | anirniq | anirniq | anirniq | anirniq | anirniq | anirniq | anirniq | anirniq | anirniq | aninnik | anirniq | anerneq | anirniq | |
Name | asax̂ | *atǝʁ | atex | ateq | ateq | ateq | atiq | atiq | atiq | atiq | atiq | atiq | atiq | atiq | atiq | atiq | atiq | atiq | atiq | atik | atiq | ateq | aliq | |
Load | husix̂ | *uci | usa | usi | uci | uci | uzi | uchi | usri | usi | uhi | usi | uhi | uhi | uhi | usi | usi | usi | usi | usik | uhi | usi | usi | |
Water | taangax̂ | *ǝmǝʁ | mex | emeq | meq | imiq | imiq | imiq | imiq | imiq | imiq | imiq | imiq | imiq | imiq | imiq | imiq | imiq | imiq | imik | imiq | imeq | imiq | |
Fire | qignal | *ǝknǝ- | ekn'ex | ekneq | keneq | keneq | ikniq | itniq | ikniq | igniq | ingniq | ingniq | ingniq | ingniq | ingniq | ingniq | ingniq | inniq | inniq | innik | ingniq | inneq | igivattattiq | |
To urinate | qaalux̂ | **quʁ(r)ǝ- | qux-teqex | uraquq | qure- | qure- | qui- | qui- | qui- | qui- | qui- | qui- | qui- | qui- | qui- | qui- | qui- | qui- | qui- | kui- | qui- | qui- | quvi- | |
Ship, boat | ayxaasix̂ | *umi(r)a | umax | umiaq | umiaq | umiaq | umiaq | umiaq | umiaq | umiaq | umiaq | umiaq | umiaq | umiaq | umiaq | umiaq | umiaq | umiaq | umiaq | umiak | umiaq | umiaq | umiaq | |
Lake | hanix̂ | *taci-ʁ | jajvex | nayvaq | nanwaq | nanvaq | navraq/teziq | navraq/tachiq | narvaq/tasriq | narvaq/tasiq | narvaq/tahiq | nayvaq/tasiq | nalvaq/tahiq | narvaq/tahiq | nagvaq/tahiq | navvaq/tasiq | navvaq/tasiq | navvaq/tasiq | navvaq/tasiq | navvak/tasik | nassak/tahiq | nassak/taseq | nattak/tasiq | |
Sun/Day | aĝadĝix̂ | *ciqi-nǝʁ | siqinex | siqineq/mazaq | ciqineq/masaq | ciqineq/macaq | siriniq/mazaq | chiqiniq/machaq | siqiñiq/masaq | siqiñiq | hiqiñiq | siqiniq | hiqiniq | hiqiniq | hiqiniq | siqiniq | siqiniq | siqiniq | siqiniq | sikinik | hiqiniq | seqineq | siirliq | |
Cloud | *nụvǝja | nuiya | nuwiya | nuviya | nuviya | nuvuya | nuvuya | nuvuya | nuvuya | nuvuya | nuvuja | nuvujaq | nuvujaq | nuvujaq | nuvujak | nuvujaq | nuiaq | nuviaq | ||||||
Star | sdax̂ | *umluria | uvluriaq | uvluriaq | uvluriaq | uvluriaq | uvluriaq | ubluriaq | ubluriaq | ubluriaq | ubluriaq | ubluriaq | ulluriaq | ulluriaq | ulluriaq | ullugiak | ulluriaq | ulloriaq | utturiaq | |||||
Earth | tanax̂ | *luna | nuna | nuna | nuna | nuna | nuna | nuna | nuna | nuna | nuna | nuna | nuna | nuna | nuna | nuna | nuna | nuna | nuna | nuna | nuna | nuna | ||
Hilltop | qayax̂ | *qemi | qemix | qemiq | qemiq | qemiq | qimiq | qimiq | qimiq | qimiq | qimiq | qimiq | qimiq | qimiq | qimiq | qimiq | qimiq | qimiq | qimiq | kimik | qimiq | qimeq | qimiq | |
Tree/Wood | *napar- | napax | napartuq | napaq | napa | napaaqtuq | napaaqtuq | napaaqtuq | napaaqtuq | napaaqtuq | napaaqtuq | napaaqtuq | napaaqtuq | napaaqtuq | napaaqtuq | napaaqtuq | napaaqtiq | napaattuq | napaattuk | uqpik/napaaqtuq | urpik/napaartoq | urpik/napaartuq | ||
Dog barking | qihlux | *qiluɣ | qelux | qilugaq | qiluk | qiluk | qiluk | qiluk | qiluk | qiluk | qiluk | qiluk | qiluk | qiluk | qiluk | qiluk | qiluk | qiluk | qiluk | kiluk | qiluk | qiluk | qiliilaq | |
And/also | ama | *amma | ama/sama | amahwa/aamta | amleq/cama | amleq/cama | amma | amma | amma | amma | amma | amma | amma | amma | amma | amma | amma | amma | amma | amma | amma | aamma | aamma | |
Shaman | qugaaĝix̂ | *aŋalku- | angekex | angaɫkuq | angaɫquq | angaɫkuq | angatkuq | angatkuq | angatkuq | angatkuq | angatkuq | angatkuq | angatkuq | angatkuq | angatkuq | angakkuq | angakkuq | angakkuq | angakkuq | angakkuk | angakkuq | angakkoq | angakkiq | |
Sky | inix̂ | *qilaɣ | qilex | qilak | qilak | qilak | qilak | qilak | qilak | qilak | qilak | qilak | qilak | qilak | qilak | qilak | qilak | qilak | qilak | kilak | qilak | qilak | qilak | |
Kiss on nose/kiss | qingul | *kungik | singeq | singaq(-ghaqaa) | cingaq | cingaq | kunik | kunik | kunik | kunik | kunik | kunik | kunik | kunik | kunik | kunik | kunik | kunik | kunik | kunik | kunik | kunik | kunik | |
Feather | haka | *culuk | silek | siluk | culuk | culuk | suluk | chuluk | suluk | suluk | huluk | suluk | huluk | huluk | huluk | suluk | suluk | suluk | suluk | suluk | huluk | suluk | siik | |
Milk | mulukax | *emug, itug | ituk/emunge | ituk/emuk | muk | ituk | immuk | immuk | immuk | immuk | ituk | miluk | miluk | ituk | immuk | immuk | immuk | immuk | immuk | immuk | immuk | immuk | immuk | |
Here it is! | wa | *uva | hwa | hwa | w'a | w'a | uvvaa | uvvaa | uvva | uvva | uvva | uvva | uvva | uvva | uvva | uvva | uvva | uvva | uvva | uvva | uhha | uffa | uppa | |
Kayak | iqyaq | *qyaq | qajax | qayaq | qayaq | qayaq | qayaq | qayaq | qayaq | qayaq | qayaq | qayavialuk | qayaq | qayaq | qayaq | qajaq | qajaq | qajaq | qajaq | kajak | qajaq | qajaq | saqqit | |
Adjectives | Cold! Brrr! How cold! | ababa | *alaapaa | alaapa | alaappa | alaappa | alaappa | alaappa | alaappa | alaappa | alaappa | ikkii | ikkii | ikkii | ikkii | ikkii | ikkii | ikkii | ikkii | ikkii | ||||
Still/also/more | ahlii | *culi | sali | salin | cali | cali | suli | chuli | suli | suli | huli | suli | huli | huli | huli | suli | suli | suli | suli | suli | huli | suli | suli | |
Swell | hums | *puvet | puvceqertéẋ | puuvaaquq | puge- | puve- | puit- | puit- | puvit- | puvit- | puvit- | puvit- | puvit- | puvit- | puvit- | puvit- | puvit- | puvit- | puvit- | puvit- | puvit- | puik- | puiq- | |
Long | adul | *takǝ(v) | takevaláẋ | taakǝlʁi | takequq | takequq | tagiruq | tagiruq | takiruq | takiruq | takiruq | takiyuq | takiyuq | takiyuq | takiyuq | takijuq | takijuq | takijuq | takijuq | takijuk | takihuuq | takisooq/takivoq | tagiliq | |
Fat | ignatul | *quvi | quginaẋ | quginaq | quili | quvinaq | quiniq | quiniq | quiniq | quiniq | quiniq | quiniq | quiniq | quiniq | quiniq | quiniq | quiniq | quiniq | quiniq | kuinik | quiniq | quineq | quiniq | |
White | quhmax̂ | *qătǝ-ʁ | qetex | qeteq | qeteq | qeter- | qatiq | qatiq | qatiq | qatiq | qatiq | qatiq | qakuqtaq | qaquqtaq | qakuqtaq | qakuqtaq | qakuqtaq | qakuqtaq | qakutaq | kakuttak | qakuqtuq | qaqortoq | qaartiq | |
Grey hair | qidaayux | *qirʁǝʁ | qircéreɫeẋ | qiiq | qiiq | qiiq | qiʁriq | qirʁiq | qirʁiq | qirʁi | qirʁiq | qiyriq | qiiq | qiriq | qiiq | qiiq | qiiq | qiiq | qiiq | kiik | qiiq | qeeq | qiiq | |
Copper | kanuuyax̂ | **kanɣu-ja | kanuje | kanuya | kanuyaq | kanuyaq | kannuuyaq | kannuyaq | kannuyaq | kannguyaq | kannuyaq | kannuyaq | kannuyaq | kannuyaq | kanuhaq | kannujaq | kannujaq | kannujaq | kanusaq | kannujak | kannussaq | kanngussak | kanngutsak | |
Numbers | 1 | ataqan | *ataʁu-ci- | ateresex | ataaziq | atauciq/atuusiq | atauciq | atausiq | atauchiq | atausriq | atausiq | atauhiq | atausiq | atauhiq | atauhiq | atauhiq | atausiq | atausiq | atausiq | atausiq | atausik | atauhiq | ataaseq | alaasiq |
2 | aalax̂ | *malǝʁu- | malrug | malghuk | malluk | malruk | marluuk | marluk | malruk | malruk | malruk | malruk | malruuk | malruuk | malruuk | marruuk | marruuk | marruuk | maqruuk | magguuk | marluk | marluk | martut | |
3 | qankun(-s) | *pingajunt | pingejug | pingayut | pingaun | pingayun | pingasut | pingachut | piñgasrut | piñgasut | piñgahut | pingasut | pingahut | pingahut | pingahut | pingasut | pingasut | pingasut | pingasut | pingasut | pingahut | pingasut | pingasit | |
4 | siiching | *cǝtama- | sitamij | sitamat | staamat | cetaman | sitaman | chitaman | sisaman | sisaman | hihaman | sitaman | hitaman | hihamat | hitamat | sitamat | tisamat | sitamat | sitamat | sitamat | hihamat | sisamat | siamat | |
5 | chaang | *taɫiman | tasímengíyi | taɫimat | taɫiman | taɫiman | tauliman | taliman | talliman | talliman | talliman | talliman | talliman | tallimat | tallimat | tallimat | tallimat | tallimat | tallimat | tallimat | taddimat | tallimat | tattimat | |
6 | atuung | *aʁvinelegh | inglex | aghvínelek | arwinlgen | arvinglegen | arwinilik | arwinilik | itchaksrat | itchaksat | itchakhat | arvinillik | arvinillik | arviniq | arvinraq | arviniqtut | arviniliit | pingasuujuqtut | pingasuujurtut | pingasuujuttut | arhiniddit | arfinillit | arpiniit | |
10 | hatix̂ | *qulǝ(ŋ) | qulex? | qula | qulin | qula | qulit | qulit | qulit | qulit | qulit | qulit | qulit | qulit | qulit | qulit | qulit | qulit | qulit | kulit | qulit | qulit | qutit | |
Aleut | Proto-Eskimo | Sirenik | Siberian Yupik | Alutiiq | Yup'ik | Seward Inupiaq | Qawiaraq | Malimiutun | North Slope | Uummarmiutun | Siglitun | Inuinnaqtun | Natsilik | Kivalliq | Aivilik | North Baffin | South Baffin | Nunavik | Labrador Inuttut | North Greenlandic | West Greenlandic | East Greenlandic |
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