Aleut

American  

[uh-loot, al-ee-oot] / əˈlut, ˈæl iˌut /

noun

plural

Aleuts,

plural

Aleut

1. Also a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related to the Inuit and Yupik.

2. the language of the Aleut, distantly related to Eskimo: a member of the Eskimo-Aleut family.

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Aleut British  

/ ˈæliːˌʊt, æˈluːt /

noun

1. a member of a people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and SW Alaska, related to the Inuit

2. the language of this people, related to Inuktitut

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Etymology

Origin of Aleut

from Russian aleút, probably of Chukchi origin

Example Sentences

Carved pendants said to be based on Aleut masks were among some of his faked works.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2023

“Mr. Carter is strangely confident he knows best for the Aleut people of King Cove,” Murkowski tweeted.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2023

Payton, whose Aleut ancestors fished Alaskan waters for centuries, is the environmental assistant for the Seldovia Village Tribe.

From Scientific American • Jan. 24, 2022

Mr. Osterback is Aleut and was raised near the Bering Sea in Sand Point, Alaska — home to one of the largest fishing fleets in the Aleutian Islands.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2021

Before I had climbed to the top of the high rock I could see the glow of the Aleut fires.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell