Inupiatun, Northwest Alaska

A language of United States

ISO 639: esk
Alternate Names: Eskimo, Ieupiaq, Iñupiaq, Northwest Alaska Inupiat, Seward Peninsula Inupiaq
Autonym: Iñupiatun
Population: 5,580 (2010 census), decreasing. All Inuit languages: 75,000 out of 91,000 in the ethnic group (1995 M. Krauss). Census lists this as Eskimo. Ethnic population: All Inupiatun: 13,500 (includes [esi]) (Golla 2007).
Location:: Alaska: Bering Strait, Kobuk and Noatak rivers, and Seward Peninsula.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund). Language of registered tribe: Chinik Eskimo Community (Golovin), King Island Native Community, Native Village of Brevig Mission, Native Village of Council, Native Village of Diomede, Native Village of Koyuk, Native Village of Mary’s Igloo, Native Village of Shaktoolik, Native Village of Shishmaref, Native Village of Teller, Native Village of Unalakleet, Native Village of Wales, Native Village of White Mountain, Nome Eskimo Community, Village of Solomon.
Classification: Eskimo-Aleut, Eskimo, Inuit-Inupiaq
Dialects: Seward Inupiaq, King Island Inupiaq, Bering Strait Inupiaq, Qawiaraq, Diomede Inupiaq, Wales Inupiaq. A member of macrolanguage Inupiaq [ipk].
Language Use: Immersion schools. Older adults only. Most shifted to English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1997–2010.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Inupiatun, Northwest Alaska
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Alaska: Bering Strait, Kobuk and Noatak rivers, and Seward Peninsula.