The Names EskimO, Inuit, and Inupiaq/Inupiat

Abstract The trend in English toward avoiding the name Eskimo in favor of Inuit will not prevail in Alaska, where only one of the four Eskimo language/culture groups, the Inupiat, identifies closely with Inuit. The term Inupiaq, though used in English correctly according to the native language patte...

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Main Author: Russell Tabbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 1989-06-01
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Online Access:http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1207
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description Abstract The trend in English toward avoiding the name Eskimo in favor of Inuit will not prevail in Alaska, where only one of the four Eskimo language/culture groups, the Inupiat, identifies closely with Inuit. The term Inupiaq, though used in English correctly according to the native language pattern adjectively and to refer to an individual and to the language, is losing ground to the English pattern, in which one form (in this case Inupiat) fills all slots.
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spelling doaj.art-ac982d36d5b5416db37f5c4506ae58cd2022-12-22T03:42:05ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghNames0027-77381756-22791989-06-0137110.1179/nam.1989.37.1.79The Names EskimO, Inuit, and Inupiaq/InupiatRussell TabbertAbstract The trend in English toward avoiding the name Eskimo in favor of Inuit will not prevail in Alaska, where only one of the four Eskimo language/culture groups, the Inupiat, identifies closely with Inuit. The term Inupiaq, though used in English correctly according to the native language pattern adjectively and to refer to an individual and to the language, is losing ground to the English pattern, in which one form (in this case Inupiat) fills all slots. http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1207
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