2 sound discs (120 min.) : digital, 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (57 p. ; 22 cm.)
Type:
Sound recordings
Self-instruction
Date:
2002
[c2002]
Notes:
Compact discs.
Book includes text of the lessons in Yup'ik and English and a bibliography.
ANTH copy Purchased from the Augustus and Deanne Miller Acquisitions Fund for the American Experience.
Contents:
Preliminary remarks -- Part 1. (Disc 1). -- The sounds of the Yup'ik alphabet -- Common expressions -- Exclamations -- Greeting, leave-taking, etc. -- Common commands or requests -- Common questions and sample answers -- Personal conditions -- Introductions -- Asking and telling names -- Birthplace, birthday, age, and address -- Common nouns -- General dialogue -- Directions -- Weather -- Counting -- Place names (phrase list) -- Part 2. (Disc 2). -- Place names (dialogue) -- The seasons -- Time -- Days of the week -- Foods -- Household items -- Fish, animals, birds -- Eating -- Conference with the teacher -- At the store -- Making airplane reservations -- Steambath -- At the doctor's office -- A short stay in a village -- Holidays -- Bibliography
Summary:
Presents thirty lessons in the Yup'ik Eskimo language of the Lower Kuskowim area in southwestern Alaska. Designed for anyone wishing to gain a basic knowledge of the language or to improve existing skills, the lessons range from simple greetings to more advanced conversations.
