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Yup'ik

/ˈjuːpɪk/

Yup'ik noun: a member of an Eskimo people of western and southwestern Alaska.

Noun

Yup'ik (plural Yup'iks or Yup'ik)

  1. A member of an Eskimo people of western and southwestern Alaska.

Proper noun

Yup'ik

  1. A language of the Eskimo-Aleut family.
  2. A subbranch of the Eskimo-Aleut family of languages, hitherto the only language family known to straddle both North America and Asia.

Synonyms of Yup'ik

Forms of Yup'ik

pluralYup'iks
pluralYup'ik
alternative formYupik
alternative formYu'pik

Origin of Yup'ik

Borrowed from Yup'ik Yup'ik (“real person”), from Proto-Eskimo *iŋuɣpiɣ, from *iŋuɣ (“human, person”).

Words that rhyme with Yup'ik

Questions about Yup'ik

What does Yup'ik mean?
Yup'ik means a member of an Eskimo people of western and southwestern Alaska.
What part of speech is Yup'ik?
Yup'ik can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Yup'ik?
Yup'ik is pronounced /ˈjuːpɪk/.
What is the plural of Yup'ik?
The plural of Yup'ik is Yup'iks.

Words near Yup'ik in the dictionary

  1. Yunyang
  2. Yunzhou
  3. yuo
  4. yuory
  5. yup
  6. Yup'ik
  7. Yup'iks
  8. Yupanqui
  9. Yupik
  10. Yupiks
  11. Yuping

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