Inupiak

English

Alternative forms

Inupiaq, Iñupiaq, Iñupiat

Etymology

From Inupiaq Iñupiaq, from iñuk (“person”) + piaq (“real, true, genuine”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɪˈnʊ.pɪ.ak/
(US) IPA^(key): /ɪˈnuː.pi.æk/
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Hyphenation: I‧nu‧pi‧ak

Proper noun

Inupiak

An Inuit people of Northern Alaska, or a member of these people.
The Inuit languages spoken by the Inupiaq.

Synonyms

(language):

Inupiatun

Related terms

Inupiat

Translations

people

Russian: инупиа́к (ru) m (inupiák), инюпиа́к m (injupiák), инюпи́к m (injupík), инупи́к m (inupík)

language

Irish: Iniúipiaicis f
Russian: инюпи́кский m (injupíkskij) (язы́к)
Spanish: iñupiaq

Further reading

ISO 639-1 code ik, ISO 639-3 code ipk (SIL)
Ethnologue entry for Inupiak, ipk ⁠, a macrolanguage including:

Ethnologue entry for North Alaskan Inupiatun, esi ⁠
Ethnologue entry for Northwest Alaska Inupiatun, esk ⁠

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