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ERIC Number: ED395489
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1979
Pages: 223
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-1-55500-046-0
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Yup'ik Eskimo Orthography [and] Answer Guide to Yup'ik Eskimo Orthography.
Miyaoka, Osahito; Mather, Elsie
This text of Yup'ik (a southwestern Alaskan Eskimo language) orthography is intended for individuals wishing to read and write in Yup'ik as a first or second language. The first chapter gives details on the Yup'ik alphabet and contains a pronunciation exercise. Subsequent chapters present information, with exercises, on: vowels; double vowels and vowel clusters; stops; syllables; lengthening; gemination; apostrophe; fricatives; nasals, consonants (summarized); hyphen; apostrophe (summarized); and stress. Several review exercises are included. Contents are indexed. An answer key by other authors is presented in a separate volume. (MSE)
Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, P.O. Box 900111, Fairbanks, AK 99775-0120.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner; Reference Materials - Vocabularies/Classifications; Multilingual/Bilingual Materials
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: EnglishYupik
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Alaska Univ., Fairbanks. Alaska Native Language Center.
Identifiers - Location: Alaska
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A