Sirenik Yupik
/sɪˈrɛnɪk ˈjuːpɪk/noun
An extinct Yupik language formerly spoken around Sireniki on the Chukchi Peninsula in northeastern Siberia.
Did you know?Sirenik Yupik is sometimes described as a linguistic isolate within the Yupik branch because its structure differs strikingly from neighboring Yupik languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Eskimo-Aleut
PEA
*yupe-
“A reconstructed root associated with personhood or people; the precise reconstruction and interpretation remain debated.”
Pre-modern Siberian Yupik
Yupik
yupik
““Real person” or “genuine person,” traditionally contrasted with outsiders or nonhuman beings in the language’s naming system.”
18th–19th Century
Russian
сиреникский
““Sirenikian” or “of Sireniki,” referring to the settlement and its people.”
20th Century
Linguistics
Sirenik Yupik
“The conventional English-language name for the distinct Yupik language spoken in and around Sireniki.”
Modern English
English
Sirenik Yupik
“The name of an extinct Siberian Yupik language, whose last fluent speakers died in the late 20th century.”