Kalaallit
Sign in to saveKalaallit are a Greenlandic Inuit ethnic group, being the largest group in Greenland, concentrated in the west. It is also a contemporary term in the Greenlandic language for the Indigenous of Greenland (). The Kalaallit (singular: ) are a part of the Arctic Inuit. The language spoken by Inuit in Greenland is known as Kalaallisut, known in English as Greenlandic.
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- Ethnic group.group
- Kalaallit
- Ethnic group.native_name_lang
- kl
- Ethnic group.image
- 150px
- Ethnic group.caption
- Bishop Sofie Petersen, first Inuk Lutheran bishop
- Ethnic group.population
- 57,777 (2023 est.)
- Ethnic group.popplace
- Greenland
- Ethnic group.rels
- Inuit religion, Evangelical Lutheranism
- Ethnic group.langs
- Greenlandic (Kalaallisut) and Danish
- Ethnic group.related
- Greenlandic Inuit, Inuit
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Kalaallit are a Greenlandic Inuit ethnic group, being the largest group in Greenland, concentrated in the west. It is also a contemporary term in the Greenlandic language for the Indigenous of Greenland (). The Kalaallit (singular: ) are a part of the Arctic Inuit. The language spoken by Inuit in Greenland is known as Kalaallisut, known in English as Greenlandic.
== Name == Probably adapted from the name Skræling, Kalaallit historically referred specifically to Western Greenlanders. On the other hand, Northern and Eastern Greenlanders call themselves Inughuit and Tunumiit, respectively. About 80% to 88% of Greenland's population, or approximately 44,000 to 50,000 people identify as being Inuit.