German to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Geography
German term or phrase:Inuit
So wird beispielsweise in den Ländern auf den relativ hohen Anteil von Inuit an der Bevölkerung reagiert, indem die Sprache der Inuit Bestandteil des Curriculum ist.Ä The word INUIT isnt clear at all. What could it mean in a sentence taken from a text on types of schools in the world.?
Explanation: NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. Inuit or In·u·its also Innuit or In·nu·its
1. A member of a group of Eskimoan peoples inhabiting the Arctic from northern Alaska eastward to eastern Greenland, particularly those of Canada. 2a. The family of languages spoken by the Inuit. b. Any of the languages spoken by the Inuit.
ETYMOLOGY: Inuit, pl. of inuk, human being, Eskimo.
USAGE NOTE: The preferred term for the native peoples of the Canadian Arctic and Greenland is now Inuit, and the use of Eskimo in referring to these peoples is often considered offensive, especially in Canada. Inuit, the plural of the Inuit word inuk, “human being,” is less exact in referring to the peoples of northern Alaska, who speak dialects of the closely related Inupiaq language, and it is inappropriate when used in reference to speakers of Yupik, the Eskimoan language branch of western Alaska and the Siberian Arctic. See Usage Note at Eskimo.
Explanation: NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. Inuit or In·u·its also Innuit or In·nu·its
1. A member of a group of Eskimoan peoples inhabiting the Arctic from northern Alaska eastward to eastern Greenland, particularly those of Canada. 2a. The family of languages spoken by the Inuit. b. Any of the languages spoken by the Inuit.
ETYMOLOGY: Inuit, pl. of inuk, human being, Eskimo.
USAGE NOTE: The preferred term for the native peoples of the Canadian Arctic and Greenland is now Inuit, and the use of Eskimo in referring to these peoples is often considered offensive, especially in Canada. Inuit, the plural of the Inuit word inuk, “human being,” is less exact in referring to the peoples of northern Alaska, who speak dialects of the closely related Inupiaq language, and it is inappropriate when used in reference to speakers of Yupik, the Eskimoan language branch of western Alaska and the Siberian Arctic. See Usage Note at Eskimo.
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