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Yupik

noun
Yu·​pik | \ ˈyü-pÉ™k How to pronounce Yupik (audio) \
plural Yupiks or Yupik

Definition of Yupik

1 : a member of any of the indigenous Eskimo people of chiefly southwestern Alaska and eastern Siberia
2 : the language of the Yupik people

First Known Use of Yupik

1951, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for Yupik

Central Alaskan Yupik yúppik, literally, authentic person

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