Yupik
Americannoun
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a member of any of several Indigenous peoples inhabiting western coastal Alaska from Prince William Sound north to Norton Sound, and St. Lawrence Island and the coast of the Chukchi Peninsula of Siberia.
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any of the Eskimo-Aleut languages spoken by the Yupik.
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Etymology
Origin of Yupik
First recorded in 1950–55; from Central Alaskan Yup'ik Yup'ik, a self-designation, equivalent to yuk “human being, person” + -pik “real”
Example Sentences
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When the armed Siberian Yupik Eskimo egg hunters showed up, the Navy men didn’t know if they were about to be captured or rescued.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2023
Chythlook-Sifsof is from Alaska and describes herself as Yupik and Inupiaq.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
“They feel nanikua because they can’t escape from where they’re living,” says Catherine Moses, a tribal administrator with the council, using a Yupik word to describe the feeling of desperation or hopelessness.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2021
He shares the Yupik name for what is now the city of Gambell, Alaska.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2021
The assault forced Newtok, a Yupik village near the Bering Sea, to relocate last fall and is threatening others.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 9, 2020
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