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
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Residents filled the gym at John Apangalook School in Gambell, home to the King Polar Bears — or Qughsatkut in Siberian Yupik— sports teams.
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Mark Thiessen, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
Heads bowed for an invocation offered in Siberian Yupik.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2023
Mark Thiessen, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
Heads bowed for an invocation offered in Siberian Yupik.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Central Alaskan Yupik yúppik, literally, authentic person
First Known Use
1951, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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“Yupik.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yupik. Accessed 8 Dec. 2023.
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