Yupik

noun

Yu·​pik ˈyü-(ˌ)pik 

plural Yupik also Yupiks or Yupiit ˈyü-ˌpēt 

1

: a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of chiefly southwestern Alaska and eastern Siberia

2

: the languages of the Yupik people

Examples of Yupik in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The traditional Tsimshian community is also home to Tlingit, Aleut, Yupik and other Native Peoples, according to the state. —Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2025

And just like the number of words describing snow in Inuit and Yupik (a.k.a. —Steve Tengler, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

Although shaded eyeglasses made from smoky quartz are said to date back to 12th-century China, sun-protective eyewear may have first emerged among the Indigenous people of the Arctic, such as the ancestors of the Inuit or Yupik tribes. —Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024

Residents filled the gym at John Apangalook School in Gambell, home to the King Polar Bears — or Qughsatkut in Siberian Yupik— sports teams. —Mark Thiessen, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023

Heads bowed for an invocation offered in Siberian Yupik. —Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2023

When Bering finally located Alaska in 1741, Alaska was home to about 100,000 people, including Inuit, Athabascan, Yupik, Unangan and Tlingit. —William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, The Conversation, 29 Mar. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Central Alaskan Yupik yúppik, literally, authentic person

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

Yupik

noun

Yu·​pik

ˈyü-(ˌ)pik

plural Yupik also Yupiks or Yupiit

ˈyü-ˌpēt

1

: a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of chiefly southwestern Alaska and eastern Siberia

2

: the language of the Yupik people