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Yupik

Syllabification: (Yu·pik)
Pronunciation: /ˈyo͞opik/

Definition of Yupik

noun (plural same or Yupiks)

  • 1a member of an Eskimo people of Siberia, the Aleutian Islands, and southwestern Alaska.
  • 2any of the Eskimo languages of the Yupik.

adjective

  • relating to the Yupik or their languages.

Origin:

from Alaskan Yupik Yup'ik 'real person'

See Inuit (usage).

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