Inuit
or In·nu·it
a member of a group of Indigenous peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
the language of the Inuit, a member of the Eskimo-Aleut family comprising a variety of dialects.
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Origin of Inuit
1- Also called Inupik.
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She modeled her lightweight, 11-inch-tall, moose-hide Klondike after the footwear their Inuit friends wore.
Four Cold-Weather Boots That Will Keep You Warm | Stephanie Pearson | March 11, 2021 | Outside OnlineWhile staying with an Inuit family in a village above the Arctic Circle, I never once saw an adult argue with a child.
I Was Constantly Arguing With My Child. Then I Learned the “TEAM” Method of Calmer Parenting | Michaeleen Doucleff | March 6, 2021 | TimeMany Inuit parents see arguing with children as silly and a waste of time, interpreter Elizabeth Tegumiar explained further.
I Was Constantly Arguing With My Child. Then I Learned the “TEAM” Method of Calmer Parenting | Michaeleen Doucleff | March 6, 2021 | TimePart memoir, part Inuit folklore, it’s been called “magic realism,” and that’s probably not an accurate label either, but it’s as close as one can get to a traditional name for this narrative of a girl growing up in Nunavut.
The perfect science fiction, fantasy and genre-bending tales for the chilly days ahead | Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Lavie Tidhar | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostAda Delutuk was born in 1898, 60 years before Alaska became the 49th state, and grew up in the Inuit settlement of Spruce Creek, Alaska.
Try explaining what a cucumber tastes like to a 19th century Inuit.
Discovered frozen in ice by two Inuit waterbenders, they begin a journey to help him access his full powers as avatar.
‘Game of Thrones’ Withdrawal? Watch Nickelodeon’s Fantasy Epic ‘The Legend of Korra’ | David Levesley | July 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe commenter said Dodson is not a full-blooded member of any tribe and is in fact one-quarter Aleut, not Inuit.
Not that Western civilization has never embraced the mythical Inuit practice of leaving the old out on an ice floe.
Itajung became a highly respected man, for he was by far the best whaler in all the Inuit tribe.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales | Clara Kern BaylissThey were much taller than the Inuit and had very long legs and arms, but their eyes were not as good.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales | Clara Kern BaylissThey were on good terms with the Inuit and shared the same hunting ground, but lived in separate villages.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales | Clara Kern BaylissIn days of old an enormous man lived with other members of the Inuit tribe in a village beside a large inlet.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales | Clara Kern BaylissTheir strength was so great that they could hold a harpooned walrus as easily as the Inuit could hold a seal.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales | Clara Kern Bayliss
British Dictionary definitions for Inuit
Innuit
/ (ˈɪnjuːɪt) /
any of several Native peoples of N America or Greenland, as distinguished from those from Asia or the Aleutian Islands (who are still generally referred to as Eskimos); the preferred term for Eskimo in N America: Compare Yupik
the language of these peoples; Inuktitut
Origin of Inuit
1Inuit
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