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North America
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3,000

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13,500

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The figures given for number of native speakers and ethnic population are for all Inupiaq. Inupiaq is the collective term for the dialects of Western Eskimo (q.v.) spoken in Alaska and immediately adjacent parts of Northern Canada. There are two major dialect groups, Seward Peninsula Inupiaq (Qawiaraq) and North Alaskan Inupiaq. There are about 13,500 Inupiat (the plural form, referring to the people collectively) in Alaska, of whom about 3,000, mostly over age 40, speak the language.

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2008

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USA, Alaska

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2010

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USA, Alaska

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64.5433,-163.029

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2010

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USA, Alaska

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64.9728,-168.0616; 65.755,-168.9167; 64.5433,-163.029

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"All Inuit languages: 75,000 out of 91,000 in the ethnic group (1995 M. Krauss). US Census lists this as 'Eskimo'." Data for the number of native speakers comes from the 2000 census. Northwest Alaskan Inupiaq [esk]: 5,580 (2010 census), decreasing. All Inuit languages: 75,000 out of 91,000 in the ethnic group (1995 M. Krauss). Census lists this as Eskimo. Ethnic population: All Inupiatun: 13,500 (includes [esi]) (Golla 2007) (2013).

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2009

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USA;

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Alaska, Kobuk and Noatak rivers, Seward Peninsula, and Bering Strait.

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Alaska, Kobuk and Noatak rivers, Seward Peninsula, and Bering Strait.

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2012

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USA, Alaska

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66.634589,-159.843731

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