What is Central Siberian Yupik language?
Q: What is Central Siberian Yupik language?
A: Central Siberian Yupik is one of the four existing Yupik languages spoken by the Yupik people in Siberia, and in two villages on St. Lawrence Island.
Q: What are some other names for Central Siberian Yupik language?
A: Central Siberian Yupik is also known as Siberian Yupik, Bering Strait Yupik, Yuit, Yoit, "St. Lawrence Island Yupik", and in Russia "Chaplinski Yupik" or Yuk.
Q: Is Central Siberian Yupik language endangered?
A: Yes, Central Siberian Yupik language is an endangered language.
Q: How many residents of St. Lawrence Islands speak Central Siberian Yupik language?
A: Of the 1,200 residents of St. Lawrence Islands, fewer than 1,000 speak the Central Siberian Yupik language.
Q: How many ethnic Yupik people on the Siberian mainland speak Central Siberian Yupik language?
A: On the Siberian mainland, about 200 of the 1,200 ethnic Yupik speak the Central Siberian Yupik language.
Q: What is the second most common Yupik language in Siberia?
A: The second most common Yupik language in Siberia is Naukan Yupik, with about 70 speakers.
Q: What are the two dialects of Central Siberian Yupik language?
A: The two dialects are Chaplino Yupik (mainly spoken on the Chukchi Peninsula, Siberia) and St. Lawrence Island Yupik, and the differences between the two dialects are small.
