Inupiaq

[ ih-noo-pee-ak, ih-nyoo- ]

noun

, plural I·nu·pi·at [ih-, noo, -pee-at, ih-, nyoo, -]

1. a member of a group of Indigenous peoples inhabiting northern Alaska along the Bering, Chukchi, and Arctic coasts, and some distance inland.
2. the Inuit language as spoken by the Inupiaq people.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Inupiaq¹

From Inupiaq inyupiaq (plural inyupiat ) “real person”

Example Sentences

Currently Cherokee, Hawaiian, Inuktitut, Inupiaq, Kalaallisut, and Navajo are supported.

From The Daily Beast

They shouted “aarigaa” at each other—an Inupiaq word meaning “very good.”

From The Daily Beast