tupik
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Inupiaq, compare Greenlandic tupeq.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tupik (plural tupiks)
- A tent or other building made from animal skins, used by the Inuit during the summer.
See also edit
- traditional Native American dwellings:
- hogan (used by the Navajo in the southwestern United States)
- igloo (used by the Inuit, made of snow)
- teepee (used in the Great Plains)
- tupik (used by the Inuit during the summer)
- wetu (used by the Wampanoag in the northeastern United States)
- wickiup (used in the southwestern and western United States)
- wigwam (used in the northeastern United States)