Ancient History and Folklore of the Yupik People
Yupik (Inuit-Aleut), more properly called Central Yupik (also called Central Alaskan Yupik, Yuk, and — by some — Yuit), is spoken in central Alaska. There are a number of dialects (some would say languages) and sub-dialects which comprise Central Yupik. These include Egegik and General Central Yupik, with the latter divided into Inupiaq, Lake Iliamna, Nushagak River, Bristol Bay, Kuskokwim (including Lower Kuskokwim, Upper Kuskokwim, Nelson Island, and Yukon), Hooper Bay-Chevak, Nunivak, and Norton Sound. Closely related to Central Yupik are Alutiiq (also called Pacific Yupik and Sugpiaq) and Siberian Yupik. Today Central Yupik is frequently written with the Cree syllabary, but also sometimes with the Latin alphabet.
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Days of the Week – Months of the Year – Season – Numbers
| One (Un) | Atauciq |
| Two (Deux) | Malluk |
| Three (Trois) | Pingayun |
| Four (Quatre) | Staamat |
| Five (Cinq) | Talliman |
| Man (Homme) | Angun |
| Woman (Femme) | Arnaq |
| Sun (Soleil) | Macaq |
| Moon (Lune) | Iraluq |
| Water (Eau) | Emeq |
World Elements Land Water
| Snowflake | qanuk ‘snowflake’ |
| qanir- ‘to snow’ | |
| qanunge- ‘to snow’ [NUN] | |
| qanugglir- ‘to snow’ [NUN] | |
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| Frost | kaneq ‘frost’ |
| kaner- ‘be frosty/frost sth.’ | |
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| Fine snow/rain particles | kanevvluk ‘fine snow/rain particles |
| kanevcir- to get fine snow/rain particles | |
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| Drifting particles | natquik ‘drifting snow/etc’ |
| natqu(v)igte- ‘for snow/etc. to drift along ground’ | |
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| Clinging particles | nevluk ‘clinging debris/ |
| nevlugte- ‘have clinging debris/…’lint/snow/dirt…’ | |
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| Fallen snow on the ground | aniu [NS] ‘snow on ground’ |
| aniu- [NS] ‘get snow on ground’ | |
| apun [NS] ‘snow on ground’ | |
| qanikcaq ‘snow on ground’ | |
| qanikcir- ‘get snow on ground’ | |
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| Soft, deep fallen snow on the ground | muruaneq ‘soft deep snow’ |
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| Crust on fallen snow | qetrar- [NSU] ‘for snow to crust’ |
| qerretrar- [NSU] ‘for snow to crust’ | |
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| Fresh fallen snow on the ground | nutaryuk ‘fresh snow’ [HBC] |
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| Fallen snow floating on water | qanisqineq ‘snow floating on water’ |
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| Snow bank | qengaruk ‘snow bank’ [Y, HBC] |
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| Snow block | utvak ‘snow carved in block’ |
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| Snow cornice | navcaq [NSU] ‘snow cornice, snow (formation) about to collapse’ |
| navcite- ‘get caught in an avalanche’ | |
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| Blizzard, snowstorm | pirta ‘blizzard, snowstorm’ |
| pircir- ‘to blizzard’ | |
| pirtuk ‘blizzard, snowstorm’ | |
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| Severe blizzard | cellallir-, cellarrlir- ‘to snow heavily’ |
| pir(e)t(e)pag- ‘to blizzard severely’ | |
| pirrelvag- ‘to blizzard severely’ |
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