Yupik, Naukan

A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639: ynk
Alternate Names: East Cape Yupik, Naukan, Naukan Siberian Yupik, Naukanski, Nevuqaq
Population: 60 (Dorais 2010). Ethnic population: 450 (Dorais 2010).
Location:: Chukotka autonomous district: Lavrentiya, Nunyamo, and Uelen villages.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Eskimo-Aleut, Eskimo, Yupik
Dialects: 60%–70% intelligibility of the Chaplino dialect of Central Siberian Yupik [ess].
Language Use: Older adults only. Shifted to Russian [rus].
Language Development: Grammar. Texts. NT: 2008.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Yupik, Naukan
Writing: Cyrillic script [Cyrl].

Location: Chukotka autonomous district: Lavrentiya, Nunyamo, and Uelen villages.