iˈnüpēˌät, -ˈnyü- noun
also inu·pi·aq -ˌäk
( plural inupiat or inupiats also inupiaq or inupiaqs )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Inupiat in y upiaq plural in y upiat , literally, real person
1. : a member of an Eskimo people of northern Alaska
2. : the language of the Inupiat people