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Vocabulary Words in the Eskimo-Aleut Language Family

These words are not spelled phonetically--each word is spelled according to the orthography of its own language, so if you're not familiar with these languages you will need to follow the links to see how to pronounce them. We are working on a second chart transcribed into IPA symbols. We have included twenty basic words, enough to give you a feeling for each language. All the nouns are singular and all the verbs are 3rd person singular ("he or she sings") because many Native American languages don't have a separate infinitive ("to sing") the way English and French do.

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Eskimo-Aleut Word Sets

English (Français)	Aleut	Alutiiq Yupik	Inuktitut
One (Un)	Ataqan	Atauciq	Atausiq
Two (Deux)	Aalağ	Malluk	Malruk
Three (Trois)	Qaankun	Pingayun	Pingasut
Four (Quatre)	Siching	Staamat	Sisamat
Five (Cinq)	Chaang	Talliman	Tallimat
Man (Homme)	Tayağuğ	Angun	Angun
Woman (Femme)	Ayagağ	Arnaq	Arnaq
Sun (Soleil)	Ağathağ	Macaq	Siqiniq
Moon (Lune)	Tugithağ	Iraluq	Taqqiq
Water (Eau)	Taangağ	Emeq	Imiq

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