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.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yupik canonical | 37 |
| Yup'ik | 18 |
| Yup’ik | 13 |
| Yupik languages | 9 |
| Nunivak Central Yup’ik | 2 |
| Siberian Yupik | 2 |
| Siberian Yupik language | 2 |
| Inupiat | 1 |
| Proto-Yupik | 1 |
| Yup'ik language continuum | 1 |
| Yupik (in the region) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T617664 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Yupik Context triple: [Inuit, relatedEthnicGroup, Yupik]
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A.
Naukan Yupik
Naukan Yupik are an Indigenous Siberian Yupik people of the Chukotka Peninsula in Russia, with a traditional coastal hunting culture and a language closely related to that of the Alutiiq.
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B.
Inupiaq
Inupiaq is an Indigenous Inuit language spoken by the Inupiat people of northern and northwestern Alaska and parts of Arctic Canada.
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C.
Alutiiq
Alutiiq is an Indigenous language of the Alutiiq (Sugpiaq) people of south-central coastal Alaska, particularly Kodiak Island and the surrounding regions.
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D.
Inuvialuktun
Inuvialuktun is a group of Inuit dialects spoken by the Inuvialuit people of Canada’s western Arctic, primarily in the Northwest Territories.
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E.
Tlingit
Tlingit is an Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally spoken by the Tlingit people of southeastern Alaska and western Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Yupik Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Naukan Yupik
Naukan Yupik are an Indigenous Siberian Yupik people of the Chukotka Peninsula in Russia, with a traditional coastal hunting culture and a language closely related to that of the Alutiiq.
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B.
Inupiaq
Inupiaq is an Indigenous Inuit language spoken by the Inupiat people of northern and northwestern Alaska and parts of Arctic Canada.
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C.
Alutiiq
Alutiiq is an Indigenous language of the Alutiiq (Sugpiaq) people of south-central coastal Alaska, particularly Kodiak Island and the surrounding regions.
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D.
Inuvialuktun
Inuvialuktun is a group of Inuit dialects spoken by the Inuvialuit people of Canada’s western Arctic, primarily in the Northwest Territories.
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E.
Tlingit
Tlingit is an Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally spoken by the Tlingit people of southeastern Alaska and western Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
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Subject: Yupik Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (87)
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