Naukan language
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Naukan Yupik language or Naukan Siberian Yupik language is an Eskimo language spoken by ca. 70 persons (нывуӄаӷмит) on Chukotka peninsula
. It is one of the four Yupik languages, alongside with Central Siberian Yupik, Central Alaskan Yup'ik
and Pacific Gulf Yupik
.
Linguistically, it is intermediate between Central Siberian Yupik and Central Alaskan Yup'ik.
Chukchi Peninsula
The Chukchi Peninsula, Chukotka Peninsula or Chukotski Peninsula , at about 66° N 172° W, is the northeastern extremity of Asia. Its eastern end is at Cape Dezhnev near the village of Uelen. It is bordered by the Chukchi Sea to the north, the Bering Sea to the south, and the Bering Strait to the...
. It is one of the four Yupik languages, alongside with Central Siberian Yupik, Central Alaskan Yup'ik
Central Alaskan Yup'ik language
Central Alaskan Yup'ik or just Yup'ik is a Yupik language of the Eskimo language family, in turn a member of the Eskimo–Aleut language group, spoken in western and southwestern Alaska. Both in ethnic population and in number of speakers, Central Alaskan Yup'ik is the largest of the languages...
and Pacific Gulf Yupik
Alutiiq language
The Alutiiq language is a close relative to the Central Alaskan Yup'ik language spoken in the western and southwestern Alaska, but is considered a distinct language...
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Linguistically, it is intermediate between Central Siberian Yupik and Central Alaskan Yup'ik.