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I⋅nu⋅pi⋅aq

  [i-noo-pee-ak, i-nyoo-]
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–noun, plural -pi⋅at  [-pee-at] .
1. a member of a group of Eskimos inhabiting northern Alaska along the Bering, Chukchi, and Arctic coasts, and some distance inland.
2. the Inuit language as spoken by the Inupiaq people.
Origin:
< Inupiaq inyupiaq (pl. inyupiat) real person
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I·nu·pi·aq   (ĭ-nōō'pē-āk', -äk', -nyōō'-)   
n.   pl. Inupiaq or I·nu·pi·aqs or I·nu·pi·at (-āt', -ät') or I·nu·pi·ats

  1. A member of a group of Eskimoan peoples inhabiting the northwest and northern coastal areas of Alaska.

  2. The language of the Inupiaq. See Usage Notes at Eskimo, Inuit.


[Inupiaq iñupiaq, original person : iñuk, person + -pia-, real + -q, sing. suff.]
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