Proto-Inupik

proper noun

A hypothetical prehistoric ancestor of all Inuit languages, including Greenlandic, Inuktitut and Inupiak.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A hypothetical prehistoric ancestor of all Inuit languages, including Greenlandic, Inuktitut and Inupiak.

Origin

From proto- + Inupik.

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APA

Proto-Inupik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Inupik

MLA

“Proto-Inupik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Inupik. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Proto-Inupik,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Inupik.

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