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1,700

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Central Siberian Yupik is spoken in Alaska in 2 villages on St. Lawrence Island, Gambell and Savoonga. Almost the entire adult population (1200 on the island, about 200 more in Nome and Anchorage) speaks the language, although a decreasing number of children acquire it as their first language. The St. Lawrence Island dialect is nearly identical to the Yupik spoken on the Chukotka Peninsula on the Russian side of the Bering Strait, largely concentrated in the villages of Novoye Chaplino, Sireniki, Provideniya, and Uel’kal’. There are about 300 Russian speakers of Central Siberian Yupik in a population of about 900, none under 30.

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2008

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USA, Alaska; Russia

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St. Lawrence Island, Alaska; Chukotka Peninsula, Russia

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Central Siberian Yupik is spoken in Alaska in 2 villages on St. Lawrence Island, Gambell and Savoonga. Almost the entire adult population (1,200 on the island, about 200 more in Nome and Anchorage) speaks the language, although a decreasing number of children acquire it as their first language. The St. Lawrence Island dialect is nearly identical to the Yupik spoken on the Chukotka Peninsula on the Russian side of the Bering Strait, largely concentrated in the villages of Novoye Chaplino, Sireniki, Rovideniya, and Uel’kal’. There are about 300 Russian speakers of Central Siberian Yupik in a population of about 900, none under 30.

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1,300

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1,000 Alaska, 300 Russia. Population: 1,400 Alaska, 900 Russia

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2014

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1,200

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Year of info

2010

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USA, Alaska; Russia

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63.7444,-171.7242; 64.546, -173.128

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1,700

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2007

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USA, Alaska; Russia

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Alaska and the Chukotka Peninsula in Russia

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Alaska and the Chukotka Peninsula in Russia

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Year of info

2010

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USA, Alaska; Russia

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63.7444,-171.7242

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1130

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830 in United States (2000 census). US Census (2000) counts those who use the language in the home. Ethnic population: 1050 in USA (Krauss 1995). 300 in Russian Federation (A. Kibrik 1991).

Year of info

2009

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USA; Russia;

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USA: Alaska, St. Lawrence Island, Gambell and Savonga villages. Russia: Chukchi National Okrug, Bering Sea coast, Wrangel Island; Providenie region, Chaplino, Novo-Chaplino and Providenie villages.

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USA: Alaska, St. Lawrence Island, Gambell and Savonga villages. Russia: Chukchi National Okrug, Bering Sea coast, Wrangel Island; Providenie region, Chaplino, Novo-Chaplino and Providenie villages.

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1200

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2600

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US: 1,000 (Dorais 2010), ethnic population 1400 (Dorais 2010). Russian Federation: 200 (Dorais 2010), ethnic population 1200 (Dorais 2010).

Year of info

2016

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USA, Russia

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886

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1718

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1993

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Cyrillic

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Russian, Chukchi

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2005

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65.0,-173.0

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