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.
noun
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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The Yupik athlete from the western Alaska village of Kipnuk can no longer compete because he’s graduated, but he performed for the crowd on Friday, and jumped 38 feet, 9 inches.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024
“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
“Things are much better now,” says Metcalf, who is Yupik.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 9, 2020
Then, members of KPC’s student dance group performed a couple of traditional Yupik dances.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2019
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