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Vocabulary Words in the Eskimo-Aleut Language Family

These Eskimo-Aleut 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 Eskimo-Aleut 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	Inuktitut	Yup'ik
One (Un)	Ataqan	All'iluq	Atausiq	Atauciq
Two (Deux)	Aalağ	Mal'uk	Malruk	Malluk
Three (Trois)	Qaankun	Pingayun	Pingasut	Pingayun
Four (Quatre)	Siching	Staaman	Sisamat	Staamat
Five (Cinq)	Chaang	Talliman	Tallimat	Talliman
Man (Homme)	Tayağuğ	Nukallpiaq	Angun	Angun
Woman (Femme)	Ayagağ	Arnaq	Arnaq	Arnaq
Sun (Soleil)	Ağathağ	Macaq	Siqiniq	Macaq
Moon (Lune)	Tugithağ	Iraluq	Taqqiq	Iraluq
Water (Eau)	Taangağ	Taangaq	Imiq	Emeq

Additional Resources

Wikipedia: Eskimo-Aleut

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