The Number System of Aleut Eskimo

Abstract

The present paper will attempt to achieve a scientific explanation of Aleut Eskimo Cor Suk) numerals by delving into a systematic linguistic characterization of the number system. The data used in this study are from several dialects of Aleut Eskimo that include Chignik (C), Old Harbor, Kodiak (K), Perryville (P), and Nuchek (N). Today Aleut Eskimo is spoken by only a few hundred people in the southwest of Alaska.