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Also known as Esquimaux, Eskimos

Eskimo () is a controversial exonym that refers to two closely related Indigenous peoples: Inuit (including the Alaska Native Iñupiat, the Canadian Inuit, and the Greenlandic Inuit) and the Yupik (or Yuit) of eastern Siberia and Alaska. A related third group, Aleuts, who inhabit the Aleutian Islands, are generally excluded from the definition of Eskimo. The three groups share a relatively recent common ancestor, and speak related languages belonging to the family of Eskaleut languages. These circumpolar peoples have traditionally inhabited the Arctic and subarctic regions from eastern Siberia

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"Eskimo" is a term that refers to two closely related Indigenous peoples—the Inuit and the Yupik—who inhabit Arctic and subarctic regions from eastern Siberia to Greenland and speak related languages. The term is considered controversial because it is an exonym (a name applied by outsiders) rather than a name these peoples chose for themselves, which is why many now prefer the names of their specific groups.

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Key facts

Ethnic group.group
Eskimo
Ethnic group.population
194,447
Ethnic group.popplace
Russia- Chukotka Autonomous Okrug- Sakha (Yakutia) United States- AlaskaCanada- Newfoundland and Labrador- Northwest Territories - Nunavut- Quebec- Yukon (formerly) Greenland
Ethnic group.langs
Inuit, Sirenik, and Yupik Non-native European languages:English, Danish, French, and Russian
Ethnic group.rels
Alaska Native religion, Inuit religion, Shamanism, AnimismChristianity (Russian Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church in America, Roman Catholicism, Anglican Church of Canada, Church of Denmark)
Ethnic group.related
Aleut, Alaskan Creoles

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
ethnic group
Native language
Danish
Religion
paganism
Population
170000
Image
Eskimo Family NGM-v31-p564-2.jpg
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studied by
Eskimology
topic's main category
Category:Eskimos
Commons category
Inuit
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