Inuit

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɪnjuːɪt/, /ˈɪnʊɪt/

Noun

Inuit (plural Inuits)

1. A member of any of several Aboriginal peoples of coastal Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland.
2. plural form of Inuk

Synonyms

• Eskimo (potentially offensive in Alaska, Canada, Greenland)
• Inuk (proper singular form)
• Inuits (somewhat improper plural)
• Inupiat, Inupiaq, Iñupiaq, or Inupik (Alaska)
• Inuvialuit (Northwest Territories)
• Inuinnaq (Western Nunavut)
• Nunavummiut (Nunavut)
• Nunavimmiut (Nunavik)
• Labrador Inuit (Nunatsiavut)
• Greenlander (Greenland)
• Kalaallit (southwest Greenland)
• Skraeling (historical)

Related terms

• Inukshuk

Translations

• French: Inuit
• Portuguese: inuítes
• Russian: инуи́т

Proper noun

1. Inuktitut, the Inuit language.

Synonyms

• Inupiatun, or Inupiak, and Qawiaraq (Alaska)
• Inuvialuktun (Northwest Territories)
• Inuinnaqtun (Western Nunavut)
• Inuktitut (Nunavut)
• Nunavimmiutitut (Nunavik)
• Nunatsiavummiutut, Labradorimiutut, or locally Inuttut (Nunatsiavut)
• Greenlandic, or Kalaallisut (Greenland)

Translations

• Portuguese: inuíte
• Russian: инуи́тский язы́к

Adjective

Inuit

1. Of or pertaining to Inuit people, language, or culture.

Related terms

• Inuitisation, inuitisation
• Inuitise, inuitise
• Inuitization, inuitization
• Inuitize, inuitize

Translations

• French: inuit
• Portuguese: inuíte
• Russian: инуи́тский

Noun

1. plural form of Inuk

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