Inupiak

English

Alternative forms

Inupiaq, Iñupiaq

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɪˈnʊpɪak/

Proper noun

Inupiak

An Inuit people of Northern Alaska, or a member of these people.
The Inuit language(s) spoken by the Inupiaq.

Synonyms

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)

Further reading

ISO 639-1 code ik, ISO 639-3 code ipk. It's a family or related languages. The individual ones are:

Ethnologue entry for North Alaskan Inupiatun, esi

Ethnologue entry for Northwest Alaska Inupiatun, esk

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