Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a group of Eskimoan peoples inhabiting the northwest and northern coastal areas of Alaska.
- noun The language of the Inupiaq.
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- proper noun Alternative spelling of
Inupiak .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Inupiaq are an Eskimo group that still relies on a traditional, subsistence lifestyle
CNN.com 2011
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The Inupiaq are an Eskimo group that still relies on a traditional, subsistence lifestyle
CNN.com 2011
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By contrast, a Portuguese-speaking whaler in search of provisions among Inupiaq Eskimos on the northern coast of what is now Alaska was more likely, one hundred twenty years ago, to use a hodgepodge lingua franca employing Inupiaq and some Portuguese words, but also English and even Hawaiian—tongues of those who had previous contact with speakers of Inupiaq.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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By contrast, a Portuguese-speaking whaler in search of provisions among Inupiaq Eskimos on the northern coast of what is now Alaska was more likely, one hundred twenty years ago, to use a hodgepodge lingua franca employing Inupiaq and some Portuguese words, but also English and even Hawaiian—tongues of those who had previous contact with speakers of Inupiaq.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Ticket, a 50-year-old Inupiaq who served with the National Guard in Iraq and has raised nine kids, said the family is used to carting water and waste.
For many with stake in Alaska native corporations, promise of better life remains unfulfilled Robert O'Harrow Jr. 2010
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Ticket, a 50-year-old Inupiaq who served with the National Guard in Iraq and has raised nine kids, said the family is used to carting water and waste.
For many with stake in Alaska native corporations, promise of better life remains unfulfilled Robert O'Harrow Jr. 2010
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A Juneau resident since 1999, Jans also lived for many years in Ambler, the arctic Inupiaq village, where he taught the village schoolchildren.
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Ticket, a 50-year-old Inupiaq who served with the National Guard in Iraq and has raised nine kids, said the family is used to carting water and waste.
For many with stake in Alaska native corporations, promise of better life remains unfulfilled Robert O'Harrow Jr. 2010
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Ticket, a 50-year-old Inupiaq who served with the National Guard in Iraq and has raised nine kids, said the family is used to carting water and waste.
For many with a stake in Alaska native corporations, promise of a better life remains unfulfilled Robert O'Harrow Jr. Washington Post Staff Writer 2010
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Ticket, a 50-year-old Inupiaq who served with the National Guard in Iraq and has raised nine kids, said the family is used to carting water and waste.
For many with stake in Alaska native corporations, promise of better life remains unfulfilled Robert O'Harrow Jr. 2010
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