Yup'ik

/ˈjuːpɪk/

Yup'ik

English Noun

Definition

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

Etymology

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