This guide to conversational language in Yup'ik Eskimo is designed to accompany audiotape recordings (not included here). It contains the phrases and sentences used in 30 lessons. A brief introduction comments on the format of the text. Lessons are on these topics: Yup'ik phonology and common brief expressions; exclamations; greetings and leave-taking; common commands or requests; common questions and sample answers; personal conditions; introductions; asking and telling names and general dialogue; birthplace, birthday, age, and address; common nouns; general dialogue; directions; weather; counting; place names; seasons; time; days of the week; foods; household items; fish, animals, and birds; eating; at the store; making airplane reservations; having a steam bath; at the doctor's office; a short stay in a village; and holidays. Some lessons provide sentences for dialogue, while others provide phrases only. A brief bibliography of useful related works is appended. (MSE)