Ԓыгъоравэтԓьэн йиԓыйиԓ
Chukchi
Chukotko-Kamchatkan (Chukotian / Northern branch)
Chukchi is a Chukotko-Kamchatkan language spoken by the Chukchi people of the Chukotka Peninsula in the far northeast of Russia. It is written in the Cyrillic script and has roughly 5,000 speakers, with numbers declining as Russian dominates. The language is known for vowel harmony, ergative alignment, and extensive noun incorporation, and traditionally features distinct men's and women's pronunciations.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Chukchi
Water
мимыԓ
/mimɯɫ/
Fire
пэӈэн
/peŋen/
Sun
тиркытир
/tirkɯtir/
Moon
йъиԓгын
/jʔiɫɣɯn/
Star
эӈэр
/eŋer/
Mother
ынньэв
/ɯɲɲew/
Father
атԓёӄ
/atɫjoq/
I
гым
/ɣəm/
You
гыт
/ɣət/
Name
нынны
/nənnə/
Eye
ԓыԓет
/ɫɯɫet/
Hand
мынгыԓгын
/mɯnɣɯɫɣɯn/
Heart
линлиӈ
/linliŋ/
Love
ԓюнъювык
/ɫjunʔjuwɯk/
Tree
уттуут
/utːuːt/
House
яраӈы
/jaraŋɯ/
Dog
ыттъын
/ɯtːʔɯn/
Cat
котйо
/kotjo/
Eat
рынтыкэн
/rɯntɯken/
Drink
рымԓыӄэн
/rɯmɫɯqen/
One
ыннэн
/ɯnnen/
Two
ӈирэӄ
/ŋireq/
Hello
етти
/jetːi/
Thank you
вэԓынкы
/weɫɯnkɯ/
Good
таӈъэв
/taŋʔew/
Cuckoo
ӄэӄӄуӄ
/qəqˈquq/
Words compared
Compared with related Chukotko-Kamchatkan (Chukotian / Northern branch) languages
| Meaning | Chukchi | Koryak | Itelmen | Dutch (Belgian) | Kabiye | Eastern Arrernte | Scots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | мимыԓ /mimɯɫ/ | мимыԓ /mimɯɫ/ | иʔ /iʔ/ | water /ʋaːtər/ | lɩm /lɩm/ | kwatye /kʷatʲə/ | watter /wɑtəɹ/ |
| Fire | пэӈэн /peŋen/ | пэӈӈын /peŋːɯn/ | пʼэнэ /pʼene/ | vuur /vyːr/ | miŋ /miŋ/ | ure /uɾe/ | fire /fəiɹ/ |
| Sun | тиркытир /tirkɯtir/ | тиӈытиӈ /tiŋɯtiŋ/ | коачʼ /koatʃʼ/ | zon /zɔn/ | wɩsɩ /wɩsɩ/ | arrenge /arəŋə/ | sun /sʌn/ |
| Moon | йъиԓгын /jʔiɫɣɯn/ | йъаԓӄа /jʔaɫqa/ | куӆаӈ /kuɬaŋ/ | maan /maːn/ | fenaɣ /fenaɣ/ | arngwe /aɾŋʷe/ | muin /mɪn/ |
| Star | эӈэр /eŋer/ | эӈэр /eŋer/ | эӈэн /eŋen/ | ster /stɛr/ | tɩɩŋa /tɪːŋa/ | kwerralye /kʷəˈraʎə/ | starn /stɑrn/ |
| Mother | ынньэв /ɯɲɲew/ | элла /elːa/ | — /—/ | moeder /muːdər/ | ɖoo /ɖoː/ | meye /mɛjə/ | mither /mɪðəɹ/ |
| Father | атԓёӄ /atɫjoq/ | элёӄ /eljoq/ | — /—/ | vader /vaːdər/ | caa /caː/ | akngeye /akŋɛjə/ | faither /feðəɹ/ |
| I | гым /ɣəm/ | гымма /ɣəmma/ | кма /kʼma/ | ik /ɪk/ | ma /má/ | ayenge /ˈajəŋə/ | A /ə/ |
| You | гыт /ɣət/ | гыччи /ɣətʃːi/ | кза /kza/ | gij /ɣɛi/ | ña /ɲá/ | unte /ˈuntə/ | ye /ji/ |
| Name | нынны /nənnə/ | нынны /nənnə/ | нан /nan/ | naam /naːm/ | hɩɖɛ /hɪɖɛ/ | arritnye /aˈɾɪtɲə/ | name /neːm/ |
| Eye | ԓыԓет /ɫɯɫet/ | ԓеԓет /ɫeɫet/ | иркэ /irke/ | oog /oːx/ | ɛsɩ /ɛsɩ/ | alknge /alkŋe/ | ee /iː/ |
| Hand | мынгыԓгын /mɯnɣɯɫɣɯn/ | миӈыԓгын /miŋɯɫɣɯn/ | ʼух /ʔux/ | hand /ɦɑnt/ | nesi /nesi/ | iltye /iltʲe/ | haund /hɑːnd/ |
| Heart | линлиӈ /linliŋ/ | лиӈлиӈ /liŋliŋ/ | пинпин /pinpin/ | hart /ɦɑrt/ | laŋɩyɛ /laŋɩjɛ/ | atyenge /atʲɛŋe/ | hert /hɛɹt/ |
| Love | ԓюнъювык /ɫjunʔjuwɯk/ | льуңэвык /lʲuŋewɯk/ | — /—/ | liefde /lifdə/ | sɔɔlɩm /sɔːlɩm/ | mwerre /mʷərə/ | luve /lʌv/ |
| Tree | уттуут /utːuːt/ | уттыут /utːɯut/ | ʼурх /ʔurx/ | boom /boːm/ | tɩʋ /tɩʋ/ | arne /aɾne/ | tree /triː/ |
| House | яраӈы /jaraŋɯ/ | яяӈа /jajaŋa/ | — /—/ | huis /ɦœs/ | ɖɩɣa /ɖɩɣa/ | ahentye /ahɛntʲe/ | hoose /huːs/ |
| Dog | ыттъын /ɯtːʔɯn/ | ӄэйуу /qejuː/ | ʼат /ʔat/ | hond /ɦɔnt/ | hayʋ /hajʋ/ | atyitye /atʲitʲe/ | dug /dʌɡ/ |
| Cat | котйо /kotjo/ | ката /kata/ | кошка /koʂka/ | kat /kɑt/ | takpaŋ /takpaŋ/ | kele /kələ/ | cat /kat/ |
| Eat | рынтыкэн /rɯntɯken/ | тыки /tɯki/ | эс /es/ | eten /eːtən/ | tɔɔ /tɔː/ | arlkenge /aɾlkɛŋe/ | eat /iːt/ |
| Drink | рымԓыӄэн /rɯmɫɯqen/ | кывикви /kɯwikwi/ | — /—/ | drinken /drɪŋkən/ | ñɔɔ /ɲɔː/ | altyere /altʲɛɾe/ | drink /drɪŋk/ |
| One | ыннэн /ɯnnen/ | ыннэн /ɯnnen/ | дин /din/ | een /eːn/ | kʋyʋmaɣ /kʋjʋmaɣ/ | anyente /aɲɛnte/ | ane /en/ |
| Two | ӈирэӄ /ŋireq/ | ӈыччеӄ /ŋətʃːeq/ | каӽх /kaχ/ | twee /tweː/ | naalɛ /naːlɛ/ | atherre /aˈt̪ərə/ | twa /twɑː/ |
| Hello | етти /jetːi/ | эймэӄ /ejmeq/ | — /—/ | hallo /ɦɑloː/ | ndɩ na /ndɩ na/ | werte /wɛɾte/ | hullo /hʌlo/ |
| Thank you | вэԓынкы /weɫɯnkɯ/ | ныӈэвыквын /nɯŋewɯkwɯn/ | — /—/ | dank je /dɑŋk jə/ | agɔndɩ /aɡɔndɩ/ | unte mwerre /untə mʷərə/ | thanks /θaŋks/ |
| Good | таӈъэв /taŋʔew/ | тӏамгъав /tʔamɣaw/ | ӆач /ɬatʃ/ | goed /ɣut/ | ɖeu /ɖeu/ | mwerre /mʷərə/ | guid /ɡɪd/ |
| Cuckoo | ӄэӄӄуӄ /qəqˈquq/ | ӄаккук /qakkuk/ | ӄэӄуӄ /qəquq/ | koekoek /ˈkukuk/ | — | — | gowk /ɡʌuk/ |
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