Inuit is a synonym of eskimo.
As proper nouns the difference between eskimo and inuit
is that eskimo is a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik while Inuit is inuktitut, the Inuit language.
As nouns the difference between eskimo and inuit
is that eskimo is a member of any of the Eskimo peoples while Inuit is plural of Inuk|lang=enCategory:English plurals Any of several Aboriginal peoples of coastal Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland.
As adjectives the difference between eskimo and inuit
is that eskimo is of or relating to the Eskimo peoples while Inuit is of or pertaining to Inuit people, language, or culture.
eskimo
Alternative forms
* Esquimau, Esquimaux (plural or collective only), Esquimo
Proper noun
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en proper noun)
A group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik.
Any of the languages of the Eskimo.
Usage notes
* (term) has come to be considered offensive, especially in Canada. However, it remains an acceptable term for northern peoples in Alaska—including the Inuit (Inupiat) and the non-Inuit (Yupik)—and the only encompassing term for all of these Arctic peoples. It is also used worldwide by historians and archaeologists. The name declined in use because it was thought to stem from a Cree pejorative meaning “eaters of raw meat” rather than from the Inuit people's name for themselves, but this etymology is now discredited (and in fact, both the Cree and Inuit ate raw meat).
* In Canada, (term) has been superseded by (Inuit) for the people, with that term having official status, and (Inuktitut) for the language. The Inuit group of Canada's Western Arctic call themselves (Inuvialuit). Greenland natives also call themselves (Greenlanders) or (Kalaallit), and their language (Greenlandic) or (Kalaallisut).
* does not include the related (m) people ((m)).
Synonyms
* Inuit (but see )
Noun
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A member of any of the Eskimo peoples.
Adjective
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en adjective)
Of or relating to the Eskimo peoples.
In, of, or relating to the Eskimo languages.
Derived terms
* Eskimo curlew
* Eskimo dog
* Eskimo kiss
* Eskimo pie
* Eskimo roll
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inuit
English
Alternative forms
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Noun
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Inuit)
English plurals Any of several Aboriginal peoples of coastal Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland.
(nonstandard) Individual members of the Inuit peoples.
Synonyms
* Eskimo (potentially offensive in Canada and Greenland)
* Inuk (qualifier)
* Inuits (qualifier)
* Inupiat, Inupiaq, , or Inupik (Alaska)
* Inuvialuit (Northwest Territories)
* Inuinnaq (qualifier)
* Nunavummiut (Nunavut)
* Nunavimmiut (qualifier)
* Labrador Inuit (qualifier)
* Greenlander (Greenland)
* Kalaallit (southwest Greenland)
* Skraeling (historical)
Derived terms
* Canadian Inuit dog, Inuit dog
Related terms
* Inukshuk
Synonyms
* Inupiatun, or Inupiak, and Qawiaraq (Alaska)
* Inuvialuktun (Northwest Territories)
* Inuinnaqtun (qualifier)
* Inuktitut (Nunavut)
* Nunavimmiutitut (qualifier)
* Nunatsiavummiutut, Labradorimiutut, or locally Inuttut (qualifier)
* Greenlandic, or Kalaallisut (Greenland)
Adjective
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en adjective)
Of or pertaining to Inuit people, language, or culture.
Usage notes
The northern indigenous peoples of North America used to be called (Eskimo), but the term has fallen out of use and is considered offensive in Canada and Greenland, because it was once thought to stem from a pejorative (see ). (term) is the accepted term in Canada, and has gained some currency in the United States. However, (term) continues to be the prevalent name in Alaska for both the Inuit (Inupiat) people and the non-Inuit (Yupik).
Also note that (term) and (Eskimo) do not include the related (Aleut) people ((Unangam)), nor the Indian or First Nations peoples of the Arctic.
Many dictionaries do not list (Inuits) as a plural form. (term) is usually used as an ethnonym with no singular form (like (Chinese)). The need to treat (term) as a singular is obviated by wider recognition of its etymological singular form (Inuk) in recent times.
The Inuit language comprises a continuum of locally-intelligible dialects, with their own variations of the name for themselves and their own language. A number of these names have official status.
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