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Yupik

Pronunciation: /ˈjuːpɪk/
Definition of Yupik

noun (plural same 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'

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