Nunivak Cupʼig language

Nunivak Cup'ig or just Cup'ig (own name Cugtun) is a language or separate[1] dialect of Central Alaskan Yup'ik spoken in Central Alaska at the Nunivak Island by Nunivak Cup'ig people (own name Cup'it or Nuniwarmiut).

The Central Alaskan Yupik who live on Nunivak Island (Nuniwar in Nunivak Cup'ig, Nunivaaq in Central Yup'ik) call themselves Cup'ig (plural Cup'it).

Those who live in the village of Chevak call themselves Cup'ik (plural Cup'it).

[2] Krauss documented continued decline and downgraded the status to "Very few or none of the children speak the language"[3] in 1982.

Built in 1984,[10] the school provides English and Cup’ig bilingual education for 32 students.