Yupik

 
Pronunciation: /ˈjuːpɪk/

noun (plural or Yupiks)

  • 1a member of an Eskimo people of Siberia, the Aleutian Islands, and Alaska.
  • 2 [mass noun] any of the languages of the Yupik, a division of the Eskimo-Aleut family, with around 3,000 speakers.

adjective

  • relating to the Yupik or their languages.

Origin:

from Alaskan Yupik Yup'ik 'real person'