Yupik language

Yupik language

      the western division of the Eskimo languages, spoken in southwestern Alaska and in Siberia.

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  • Siberian Yupik language — Infobox Language name=Siberian Yupik, Yuit nativename=Юпик states=United States, Russian Federation region=Bering Strait region speakers=approximately 1,350 iso1= iso2= ypk iso3= ess familycolor=Eskimo Aleut script=Latin, CyrillicSiberian Yupik… …   Wikipedia

  • Naukan Yupik language — Naukan Yupik Spoken in Russian Federation Region Bering Strait region Native speakers approximately 70  (date missing) Language family Eskimo–Aleut …   Wikipedia

  • Yupik (disambiguation) — Yupik may refer to:* Yupik languages in general. * Yupik peoples in general. * The Siberian Yupik language (also known as Yuit or St. Lawrence Island Eskimo). * The Siberian Yupik people.Yup ik (with apostrophe) may refer to:* the Central Alaskan …   Wikipedia

  • Yupik — Ethnic group group=Yupik poptime=21,000 popplace= flag|USA flag|Russia langs= Yupik languages, English, Russian (in Siberia) rels=Christianity (mostly Russian Orthodox), Shamanism related= Inuit, Sirenik, AleutThe Yupik or, in the Central Alaskan …   Wikipedia

  • Yupik — Mutter und Kind, Fotografie von Edward S. Curtis Yupik bezeichnet mehrere Gruppen der Eskimo und deren Sprachen, die auf der russischen Tschuktschen Halbinsel, Südwestalaska und einigen Inseln von etwa 16.000 Menschen gesprochen werden. Die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • yupik — ˈyüpik noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized : an Eskimo Aleut language of southwestern Alaska …   Useful english dictionary

  • Yupik languages — The Yupik languages are the several distinct languages of the several Yupik (Юпик) peoples of western and southcentral Alaska and northeastern Siberia. The Yupik languages differ enough from one another that speakers of different ones cannot… …   Wikipedia

  • Yupik peoples — This article is about Yupik peoples in general. For the people of southwestern Alaska, see Central Alaskan Yup ik people. For other uses of the name, see Yupik. Yupik Total population 24,000 (20 …   Wikipedia

  • Yupik — noun (plural Yupiks or Yupik) Etymology: Central Alaskan Yupik yúppik, literally, authentic person Date: 1951 1. the language of the Eskimo people of southwestern Alaska 2. a member of the Yupik speaking people …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Yupik — noun 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 …   Wiktionary

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