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Where are Yupik languages spoken?
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Yupik languages are spoken across regions in both Alaska and Siberia, situated on either side of the Bering Strait.12
The distribution of the five distinct Yupik languages is as follows:
- Central Alaskan Yupik (Yugtun): Spoken along the Bering Sea coast of Alaska, ranging from Norton Sound to the Alaska Peninsula.34
- Pacific Yupik (Alutiiq, Sugcestun, or Sugpiaq): Spoken from the Alaska Peninsula eastward through Kodiak Island, the south shore of the Kenai Peninsula, and Prince William Sound.34
- Central Siberian Yupik (Yupigestun): Spoken on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, as well as the southern Chukchi Peninsula and near the mouth of the Anadyr River in Russia.34
- Naukan (Naukanski): Restricted to the easternmost Chukchi Peninsula in Russia.34
- Sirenikski: A very divergent language that is now considered virtually extinct.34