GC: adj, n
S: CIRNAC – https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100014187/1534785248701 (last access: 19 July 2024); UAF – https://www.uaf.edu/anlc/research-and-resources/resources/archives/inuit_or_eskimo.php (last access: 19 July 2024).
N: 1. Innuit. 1765, from Inupiaq Eskimo inuit “the people,” plural of inuk “man, person.”
2. Indigenous Peoples (General): Inuit (adjective).
- Referring to Inuit or Inuit culture.
3. Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples and Indigenous Peoples (General): Inuk (noun).
- In Canada, an Indigenous person who inhabits, or whose ancestors traditionally inhabited, the northern regions and Arctic coasts of Canada known as Inuit Nunangat.
- Eskimo: term that is considered offensive and should therefore be avoided.
- Inuk: The plural of “Inuk” is “Inuit.” … The plural form “Inuuk” is also used when referring to two people.
4. Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples and Indigenous Peoples (General): Inuit (noun).
- In Canada, an Indigenous People that inhabits or that traditionally inhabited the northern regions and Arctic coasts of Canada known as Inuit Nunangat, and whose members are united by a common origin, history and culture.
- Inuit are one of the three legally recognized Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
- Inuit: Because in Inuktitut the noun “Inuit” is already plural in form, it is used in English without the English plural ending “s.”
- Inuit: Since the term “Inuit” means “the people,” the use of “the” and “people” is redundant and should be avoided in expressions such as “the Inuit” and “Inuit people.”
- Eskimo; Eskimos: terms that are considered offensive and should therefore be avoided.
S: 1. Etymonline – https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=Inuit (last access: 19 July 2024). 2 to 4. TERMIUM PLUS – https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&i=1&srchtxt=inuit&index=alt&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs (last access: 19 July 2024).
OV: Innuit
S: Etymonline – https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=Inuit (last access: 19 July 2024)
SYN:
S:
CR: auk, North Pole.
