Project summary arctic slope community, INC , sanctioned by the federally recognized tribal government of the village of wainwright tribal council, will develop an iupiat language web dictionary,…

Arctic Slope Community Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $172,026 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to develop an Iñupiaq language web dictionary, sentence builder, and translator from July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The goal of the project is to preserve the Iñupiaq language through digital tools for indefinite use by Iñupiaq speakers, learners, researchers, and educators. Key deliverables include developing a searchable sentence-level Iñupiaq word builder incorporating noun and verb agreements across moods, as well as searchable post-base entries and example sentences. The project will also work to develop text-to-speech options and prototype the digital tools with Iñupiaq community members.

Project summary arctic slope community, INC , sanctioned by the federally recognized tribal government of the village of wainwright tribal council, will develop an iupiat language web dictionary, sentence builder, and translator the goal of the project is to preserve the iupiat language in both text and speech, for use by iupiat speakers, learners, researchers, and educators, indefinitely website construction will include several key features needed for effective functionality 1 development of the sentence level iupiat word builder, 2 combining searchable nouns with verb agreement, 3 incorporate all the verb and noun moods from iupiat grammar books, 4 include searchable post base entries and example sentences, 5 work with iupiat translators to develop text to speech options, and 6 prototype with iupiat speaking community members