Alternate Names: “Eskimo” (pej.), Inupiak, Inupiat, North Alaskan Inuktitut, North Alaskan Inupiat
Dialects: Anaktuvik Pass Inupiatun, North Slope Inupiatun (Point Barrow Inupiatun), Point Hope Inupiatun, West Arctic Inupiatun. A member of macrolanguage Inupiaq ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: All Inupiatun: 3,000 (includes ,) (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 6,420 (2000 census). May include Northwest Alaska Inupiatun ,. All Inupiatun: 13,500 (includes ,) (Golla 2007).
Language Use: Most speakers 40 and older.
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1969–2012.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: United States