Inuit
Pronunciation: /ˈɪnjuːɪt/
The English word “Inuit” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- A member of any of several Aboriginal peoples of coastal Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland.
proper noun
adjective
- Of or pertaining to Inuit people, language, or culture.
Etymology
First attested 1755–65. From Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “the people”), singular ᐃᓄᒃ (inok, “person”), from Proto-Inuit *inuɣ.
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