Yup'ik Phrase and Conversational Lessons

This guide to conversational language in Yup'ik Eskimo is designed to accompany audiotape recordings (not included here). It contains the phrases and sentences used in 30 lessons. A brief introduction comments on the format of the text. Lessons are on these topics: Yup'ik phonology and common brief expressions; exclamations; greetings and leave-taking; common commands or requests; common questions and sample answers; personal conditions; introductions; asking and telling names and general dialogue; birthplace, birthday, age, and address; common nouns; general dialogue; directions; weather; counting; place names; seasons; time; days of the week; foods; household items; fish, animals, and birds; eating; at the store; making airplane reservations; having a steam bath; at the doctor's office; a short stay in a village; and holidays. Some lessons provide sentences for dialogue, while others provide phrases only. A brief bibliography of useful related works is appended. (MSE)