Inupiak

English

Alternative forms

• Inupik, Inupiaq, Iñupiaq, Iñupiat, Inupiat

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

Noun

Inupiak pl (plural only)

1. An Inuit people of Northern Alaska, or a member of these people.

Translations

people

• Lower Tanana: nobogha xwt'ana
• Polish: Inupiacy nvir pl
• Russian: инупиа́к (ru) m (inupiák), инюпиа́к m (injupiák), инюпи́к m (injupík), инупи́к m (inupík)

Proper noun

Inupiak

1. The Inuit languages spoken by the Inupiaq.

   Synonym: Inupiatun

Translations

language

• Irish: Iniúipiaicis f
• Polish: inupiak m inan
• 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 ⁠