My name is Zachary. I am Cupik. These are Cupik words that I know. I learned them from my mom and my grandmother. I got the correct spelling from my mom. She helped a lot on this . Cupik is related to Yupik. The words pronunciation.
Kakivik (ka ki vik) - needle kit
Akutaq (aku ta) - Eskimo ice cream, blueberries ,black berries, salmon berries-salmon eggs look-a-likes.
Tai' luten (die lu din) - come here
Paltuk (bul tuke) - coat
Aipa (i pa) - other one
Piluguks (muk luk) - shoes
Muka ( moo ka) - fried bread
Kegginalek ( ki na luck) - women's knife
ii-i (eee) - yes
Ak'aa (ack ka) - ouch
Quyana (qu yan a)- thank you
Ikai (ee ky) - gross
Ken' kam' ken (gin gum gin)- I love you

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