Aleut
Americannoun
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Aleuts,
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Aleut
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Also a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related to the Inuit and Yupik.
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the language of the Aleut, distantly related to Eskimo: a member of the Eskimo-Aleut family.
noun
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a member of a people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and SW Alaska, related to the Inuit
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the language of this people, related to Inuktitut
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Aleut
from Russian aleút, probably of Chukchi origin
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“I work in the Pribilof Islands for an Aleut community of 450 people, which is heavily invested in the crab quota,” McCarty said.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2022
But on St. Paul, the snow crab crash has escalated broader Aleut concerns about the marine life of the Bering Sea amid long-term warming trends.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
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
The Aleut ship was still there, but men were working on the deck and canoes were going back and forth.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
Aleuts lead a St. Paul-based fishing association that participates in the harvests and uses its earnings to assist island residents.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
After the United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867, the Bureau of Indian Affairs directed its assimilation campaign at the Aleuts — who also call themselves Unangax.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2021
They were of all colors, cultures, and heritages: whites, blacks, Asian Americans, Hawaiians, Samoans, Eskimos, Aleuts, American Indians from many different tribes, and Hispanics of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Latin American origin.
From Slate ● May 20, 2020
The population of Igiugig, pronounced Iggy-ah-gig, is about 70, mainly Yupik Eskimos, Aleuts and Athabascan Indians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2019
I had begun to feel safe, for the winter storms would soon be here and the Aleuts would leave.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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