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yup'ik

/ˈjuːpɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
yup'ik
IPA
/ˈjuːpɪk/
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

name

A language of the Eskimo-Aleut family.

name

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

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Yup'ik, *iŋuɣpiɣ

Inflected Forms

Yup'iks (plural) Yupik (alternative) Yu'pik (alternative)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Yup'ik terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Yup'ik terms

Synonyms

Central Alaskan Yupik Central Yupik West Alaska Eskimo

Rhymes With

tupik

Questions

How do you pronounce yup'ik?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjuːpɪk/.
What does yup'ik mean?
A member of an Eskimo people of western and southwestern Alaska.
Where does yup'ik come from?
Borrowed from Yup'ik Yup'ik (“real person”), from Proto-Eskimo *iŋuɣpiɣ, from *iŋuɣ (“human, person”).

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