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Aleut Language (Unangan)

Aleut is an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken along the Aleutian Island chain of Alaska and islands off the coast of Siberia. Fewer than 500 people still speak this language today, while another 500 speak Alutiiq, a related but distinct language spoken further to the north. Speakers of both languages are referred to as "Aleuts" by the Americans and Russians, but though some Native Alaskan people do refer to themselves as Aleut, others prefer their native terms, Unangan and Alutiiq.



˜Aleut Language
Aleut language samples and resources.

˜Aleut Culture and History
Information and links about the Aleut tribe past and present.

˜Aleut Legends
Introduction to Aleut mythology.



˜Aleut Language Resources –

Our Aleut Language Materials

Aleut Vocabulary:
    List of vocabulary words in two dialects of the Aleut language.
Aleut Pronunciation Guide:
    How to pronounce Western Aleut words and phrases.
Aleut Animal Words:
    Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Aleut language.
Aleut Colors:
    Worksheet showing color words in the Aleut language.
Aleut Body Parts:
    Online and printable worksheets showing parts of the body in the Aleut language.
Aleut Numbers:
    Worksheet showing how to count in the Aleut language.

Aleut Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Introduction to Atkan Aleut:
    Online Aleut language lessons from the Alaska Native Knowledge Network.
Aleut Alphabet:
    Introduction to Aleut spelling and pronunciation.
Aleut Language * Aleut Description * Aleut Linguistics * Aleut Grammar * Aleut Phonology:
    Aleut Syntax * Aleut Pronunciation * Aleut Orthography * Aleut Numbers * Aleut Bibliography:
    Scanned-in Unangan language texts from the Rosetta Project.
Aleut Language (Unangam Tunuu):
    Overview of the Aleut language including grammar, dialect information, and linguistic history.
Alaskan Orthodox Texts:
    Orthodox Christian prayers and religious passages in Tlingit, Alutiiq, Yupik, and Aleut.
Alaska Native Languages: Aleut:
    Profile of the Aleut/Unangax language.
Aleut Indian Prayers * Lord's Prayer in Eastern Aleut * Lord's Prayer in Kodiak Aleut:
    Translations of Christian prayers into the Aleut languages.
Aleut Language:
    Aleut demographic information from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Aleut Proper Names

Inupiaq Place Names:
    Placenames and their meanings in Inupiaq and Aleut.
Native American Names:
    Fundraiser offering names for dogs and other animals in Aleut and other indigenous languages.

Aleut Dictionaries, Audio Tapes and Language Resources

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary with Aleut Cognates (Alaska Native Language Center Research Paper No 9):
    Yupik/Aleut/Eskimo dictionary for sale.
Aleut Dictionary: Unangam Tunudgusii:
    Aleut dictionary for sale.
Aleut Grammar: Unangam Tunuganaan Achixaasix:
    Book on the Aleut language.
Teaching Aleut * Aleut Language Learning:
    Bibliographies of other Aleut language materials.
Native American Language Dictionaries:
    Aleut and other American Indian dictionaries and language materials for sale.

Additional Resources, Links, and References

Aleutskii:
Pages about the Aleut language in Russian.
Aleut Indians * Aleut:
Links on the Aleuts and other Arctic native people.



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