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AlaskaX: Inupiaq Language and Culture
Learn about the Inupiaq language and Inupiat culture from America's Arctic University.
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4 weeks at 4-6 hours per week
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Online - Self Paced
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AlaskaX
About AlaskaX: Inupiaq Language and Culture
Paġlagivsi! This Beginner course will guide learners through the basics of the Inupiaq language spoken throughout Northern Alaska by the Inupiat people.
This AlaskaX course begins with some fundamental aspects of the language in context with Inupiat cultural context and place. You will learn Inupiaq pronunciation, sentence structure, grammar, vocabulary and some contextual communications, such as introductions and how to ask questions. Each module also will introduce you to an aspect of Inupiat culture. You will watch animated stories told in Inupiaq and learn about cultural values that influence language use.
Inupiaq is a member of the Inuit-Yupik-Unangan language family found across the circumpolar Arctic. The Inupiaq language is comprised of two large dialect groups, Northern Inupiaq and Seward Peninsula Inupiaq. This course focuses on the Northern Inupiaq dialects.
Enroll in this course today and help celebrate, revitalize and sustain the Inupiat language and culture!
What You Will Learn?
- Recognize the language family that Inupiaq is a part of.
- Distinguish between the dialects of Inupiaq.
- Identify the characteristics of Inupiaq that make it a unique language.
- Introduce oneself in Inupiaq.
- Construct simple sentences using verbs and nouns.
- Give basic commands and ask questions.
- Understand the connections between Inupiat values and how Inupiaq is spoken.
- Create and share a short story using Inupiatun.