Yupik
E77504
The Yupik are Indigenous peoples of Alaska and Siberia known for their distinct Eskimo–Aleut languages, subsistence hunting and fishing traditions, and rich Arctic cultural heritage.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Yupik languages | 0 | 8 |
| Yup’ik | 0 | 3 |
| Nunivak Central Yup’ik | 0 | 2 |
| Siberian Yupik language | 0 | 2 |
| Inupiat | 0 | 1 |
| Proto-Yupik | 0 | 1 |
| Siberian Yupik | 0 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic people
→
Ethnic group → Indigenous people → |
| country |
Russia
→
United States of America →
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalArea |
Arctic region
→
surface form:
Arctic
Subarctic → |
| culturalHeritage |
Drumming and dancing
→
Mask making → Oral storytelling traditions → Skin boat construction → |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Alaska
→
Siberia → |
| etymology | Name derives from Yupʼik words meaning “real person” → |
| hasSubgroup |
Alutiiq
→
Central Alaskan Yup’ik →
surface form:
Central Alaskan Yupʼik
Cup’ig →
surface form:
Cupig
Chevak →
surface form:
Cupʼik
Naukan Yupik → Central Siberian Yupik →
surface form:
Siberian Yupik
Sugpiaq → |
| languageFamily | Eskimo–Aleut languages → |
| partOf |
Inuit
→
surface form:
Eskimo peoples
Alaska Natives →
surface form:
Eskimo–Aleut peoples
|
| recognizedAs |
Alaska Natives
→
surface form:
Indigenous peoples of Alaska
Indigenous peoples of the Arctic →
surface form:
Indigenous peoples of the Russian North
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Aleut
→
Inuit → Inuit →
surface form:
Inupiat
|
| religion |
Christianity
→
Traditional animist beliefs → |
| selfDesignation | Yupiit → |
| speaks |
Alutiiq
→
surface form:
Alutiiq language
Central Alaskan Yup’ik →
surface form:
Central Alaskan Yupʼik language
Naukan Yupik language → Yupik self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
Siberian Yupik language
Yupik self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
Yupik languages
|
| traditionalEconomy | Subsistence economy → |
| traditionalHousing |
Semi-subterranean sod houses
→
Snow houses → |
| traditionalRegion |
Chukchi Peninsula
→
surface form:
Chukotka Peninsula
Russia Far East →
surface form:
Russian Far East
Southcentral Alaska → southwestern Alaska →
surface form:
Western Alaska
|
| traditionalSubsistence |
Fishing
→
Gathering wild plants → Hunting → Marine mammal hunting → |
| usesWritingSystem |
Cyrillic script
→
surface form:
Cyrillic alphabet
Latin alphabet → |
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yup’ik
this entity surface form:
Nunivak Central Yup’ik
this entity surface form:
Proto-Yupik
this entity surface form:
Siberian Yupik language
this entity surface form:
Yup’ik
this entity surface form:
Nunivak Central Yup’ik
this entity surface form:
Yupik languages
this entity surface form:
Yup’ik
subject surface form:
Southwestern Alaska
this entity surface form:
Yupik languages
this entity surface form:
Yupik languages
this entity surface form:
Yupik languages
this entity surface form:
Yupik languages
this entity surface form:
Yupik languages
this entity surface form:
Siberian Yupik
this entity surface form:
Inupiat