Yupil Phrases
Yup'ik Phrases
Here in Kasigluk, many community members speak Yugtun as their first language.
This Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary is a thorough text book that can help non-Yugtun speakers learn to speak our language.
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Here are some of frequently-used Yugtun words and phrases to get you started:
| Yugtun Word | Pronunciation | English Translation |
| Waqaa! | Wah-kah! | Hello! |
| Quyana | koi-on-ah | Thank you |
| Quyana tailuci! | Koi-on-ah die-lu-chee | Thank you for coming! |
| Yuraq | you-rawk | Eskimo dance |
| Aqumi | a-koo-mi | Sit down (one person) |
| Aqumluci | a-kum-lu-chee | Sit down (more than one) |
| Kass'aq | guss-uck | White person |
| Kipusvik | kay-poos-ah-vick | Store |
| Taiqaa | dai-kah | Come here |
| Estuuluq | es-too-look | Table |
| Akiuk | Ak-ew-k | The name of our school |
| English Word | Yugtun Word | English Word | Yugtun Word |
| Fish | Neqet | Berries | Atsat |
| Whitefish | Akakiik | Blueberries | Curaq |
| Lush | Manignaq | Salmonberries | Atsalugpiaq |
| King Salmon | Taryaqvak | Bog berries | Uingiar |
| Silver Salmon | Qakiiyaq | Raspberries | Puyuraar |
| Sockeye | Sayak | Blackberries | Tan'gerpak |
| Chum | Iqalluk | Bunchberry | Cingqullektaaq |
| Pink Salmon | Amaqaayak | Bearberry | Kavlak |
| Smelt | Qusuuq | Redberries | Kavirliq |
| Pike | Luqruuyak | ||
| Needle Fish | Quarruuk | Bird | Yaqulget |
| Blackfish | Can'giiq | Mallard | Uqsuqerpak |
| Goose | Lagiq | ||
| Meat | Kemget | Swan | Qugyuk |
| Caribou | Tuntupiaq | Crane | Qucillgaq |
| Moose | Tuntuvak | Pintail Duck | Uqsuqaq |
| Rabbit | Maqaruaq | Green Winged Teal | Tengesqaaq |
| Beaver | Paluqtaq | Ptarmigan | Qangqiiq |
| Muskrat | Kanaqlak | ||
| Otter | Cuignilnguq | Plants | Naunrat |
| Mink | Imarmiutaq | Sourdock | Quagciq |
| Porcupine | Issaluq | Wild Rhubarb | Angukaq |
| Brown Bear | Taqukaq | Wild Celery | Ikiituk |
| Labrador Tea | Ayuq | ||
| Mousefood | Anlleq | ||
| Stink weed | Qanganaruaq |
| Desserts - Qecirniirutet |
| Akutaq |
| Quagciq |
| Qerpertaq |
| Mak'aq |
| Anllelget |
| Ikiitulek |
| Kemlek |
| Tenguggluk |
| Tunulek |
| Uqiinaq |
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Yugtun Word Pronunciation English Translation Waqaa! Wah-kah! Hello! Quyana koi-on-ah Thank you Quyana tailuci! Koi-on-ah die-lu-chee Thank you for coming! Yuraq you-rawk Eskimo dance Aqumi a-koo-mi Sit down (one person) Aqumluci a-kum-lu-chee Sit down (more than one) Kass'aq guss-uck White person Kipusvik kay-poos-ah-vick Store Taiqaa dai-kah Come here Estuuluq es-too-look Table Akiuk Ak-ew-k The name of our school -
English Word Yugtun Word English Word Yugtun Word Fish Neqet Berries Atsat Whitefish Akakiik Blueberries Curaq Lush Manignaq Salmonberries Atsalugpiaq King Salmon Taryaqvak Bog berries Uingiar Silver Salmon Qakiiyaq Raspberries Puyuraar Sockeye Sayak Blackberries Tan'gerpak Chum Iqalluk Bunchberry Cingqullektaaq Pink Salmon Amaqaayak Bearberry Kavlak Smelt Qusuuq Redberries Kavirliq Pike Luqruuyak Needle Fish Quarruuk Bird Yaqulget Blackfish Can'giiq Mallard Uqsuqerpak Goose Lagiq Meat Kemget Swan Qugyuk Caribou Tuntupiaq Crane Qucillgaq Moose Tuntuvak Pintail Duck Uqsuqaq Rabbit Maqaruaq Green Winged Teal Tengesqaaq Beaver Paluqtaq Ptarmigan Qangqiiq Muskrat Kanaqlak Otter Cuignilnguq Plants Naunrat Mink Imarmiutaq Sourdock Quagciq Porcupine Issaluq Wild Rhubarb Angukaq Brown Bear Taqukaq Wild Celery Ikiituk Labrador Tea Ayuq Mousefood Anlleq Stink weed Qanganaruaq -
Desserts - Qecirniirutet Akutaq Quagciq Qerpertaq Mak'aq Anllelget Ikiitulek Kemlek Tenguggluk Tunulek Uqiinaq