Language: 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 the Aleut language today. Aleut is a highly polysynthetic agglutinative language, using long words with many suffixes.
It has predominantly SOV word order.
Names: The name Aleut comes from the native word allíthuh, which means "community."
Many Aleut people commonly call themselves by this name today, but the more traditional tribal name is Unangax (plural) or
Unangan (singular,) which means "coast people." Their language is known as Unangam Tunuu (Unangan language.)
It has two main dialects: Eastern Aleut (also known as Unalaskan)
and Western Aleut (also known as Atkan, Attuan, or Qaxun.) Spelling variants of these names include Alyoot, Aliyutas, Aleuts,
Aleutian, Aleutiana; Unanga, Unanghan, Unangas, Unangany, Unanas, Angagin; Atka, and Amara.
The name "Aleut" is sometimes also used by Americans and Russians
to refer to the Alutiiq, a neighboring group further to the north
whose language is related but distinct.
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
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