Yup'ik
English
Pronunciation
Noun
Yup'ik (plural Yup'iks or Yup'ik)
Synonyms
Proper noun
Yup'ik
- A language of the Eskimo-Aleut family.
- A subbranch of the Eskimo-Aleut family of languages. This is the only language family known to straddle both North America and Asia. It is centered squarely in Alaska and is thought to have migrated across to Siberia a few hundred years ago.
Hyponyms
Translations
a language of the Eskimo-Aleut family
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subbranch of the Eskimo-Aleut family of languages
See also
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Pacific Gulf Yupik, ems
- Ethnologue entry for Yup'ik, esu
- Ethnologue entry for Central Siberian Yupik, ess
- Ethnologue entry for Naukan Yupik, ynk
- Ethnologue entry for Sirenik Yupik, ysr
(extinct)