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Native Arctic Animals

Here are the indigenous words for eight native animals of the Arctic. We have given their names in four different Native languages: Aleut, Alutiiq, Inupiaq, and Yupik.

Can you guess whether these different Arctic languages are related to each other by looking at the animal names on this page? (Hint: Not every word will sound similar even in closely related languages, so you will need to look at several different animals to figure it out!) You can find the answer on this page: Eskimo-Aleut languages.

Arctic Native Animal Names

Aleut: sabaaka Alutiiq: qikmiq Inupiaq: qimmiq Yupik: qimugta	Aleut: aliĝngi Alutiiq: kaganaq Inupiaq: amauq Yupik: kegg'luner
Aleut: tanĝaaĝim Alutiiq: taquka Inupiaq: nanuq Yupik: arlunar	Aleut: uskaana Alutiiq: uskaanaq Inupiaq: ukalliq Yupik: maqaruar
Aleut: isu Alutiiq: qaigyaq Inupiaq: ugruk Yupik: taqukar	Aleut: ala Alutiiq: arwaq Inupiaq: aviq Yupik: arwer
Aleut: tiĝla Alutiiq: kum'agyak Inupiaq: tiŋmiaqpak Yupik: u'uwhig	Aleut: qanglaaĝi Alutiiq: qanikcuk Inupiaq: tulugaq Yupik: tulukarug

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