Proto-Eskimo language
Proto-Eskimo was the ancestor of all the Eskimo languages. A reconstruction of the Proto-Eskimo sound system can be found in Fortescue et al. 1994:xi.
References
- Fortescue, Michael, Steven Jacobson, and Lawrence Kaplan. 1994. Comparative Eskimo Dictionary with Aleut Cognates. Alaska Native Language Center.
See also
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| Aleut |
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| Inuit* |
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| Yupik |
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*The Inuit language 'family' is a continuum of dialects, but while people can understand the dialects closest to them, it becomes harder the further away they are.
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**Some linguists classify Sirenik as under a separate Eskimo branch, and not under Yupik.
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