ypkTechnical information about ISO 639 language code ypk
The table below provides technical details for the Yupik languages language, designated by the ypk code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Yupik languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Central Alaskan YupʼikPacific Gulf Yupik (Alutiiq/Sugpiaq)Central Siberian Yupik (St. Lawrence Island Yupik)Naukan Yupik |
| Related languages | InupiaqInuktitutAleut (Unangan)Greenlandic (Kalaallisut) |
| Key facts | Polysynthetic morphology lets a single word express what would be an entire English sentenceOral tradition features competitive song‐duels and long narrative storytellingCentral Alaskan Yupʼik has the largest speaker population of any Indigenous language in AlaskaA unified Latin-based orthography was standardized in the 1970s and is now taught in immersion programsThe name “Yupik” combines yuq ‘person’ and pik ‘real’ to mean “real people” |
| Sample phrase | Cama-i! Assirtuten-qaa? |
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The Yupik languages language, identified by the code ypk, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.
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