Inuit
proper noun
- aboriginal peoples of Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland
adjective
- pertaining to the aboriginal peoples of Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɪnjuːɪt/ / /ˈɪnuːɪt/ / /ˈɪnʊɪt/
adj
Etymology: First attested 1755–65. From Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “the people”), singular ᐃᓄᒃ (inok, “person”), from Proto-Inuit *inuɣ.
- Of or pertaining to Inuit people, language, or culture.
name
Etymology: First attested 1755–65. From Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “the people”), singular ᐃᓄᒃ (inok, “person”), from Proto-Inuit *inuɣ.
- Synonym of Inuktitut, the Inuit language.
noun
Etymology: First attested 1755–65. From Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “the people”), singular ᐃᓄᒃ (inok, “person”), from Proto-Inuit *inuɣ.
- plural of Inuk