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Inupiaq
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I·nu·pi·aq  (-np-k, -äk, -ny-)
n. pl. Inupiaq or I·nu·pi·aqs or I·nu·pi·at (-t, -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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