Cup'ig Language
The Cup’it speak a
distinct language that is a sub-dialect of Central Alaska Yup’ik
language and is the only dialect of its kind in the universe. A Cup’ig
dictionary was published in 2003. Many English primary books have
been translated into Cup’ig language are are used by the Cup'ig
Immersion class. Presently, pre-recorded
traditional stories are being written and will be published in the
future and be used by the Cup'ig Bilingual class.
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