inuit

«inuit» in Mova's school dictionary: Indigenous peoples who live in the Arctic regions of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (Inuit — plural, the people; an Inuk — one person); adjective (Inuit)

meaning for a pupil

1) The Inuit are Indigenous peoples who live in the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, Alaska and nearby. tree →

2) Inuit (adjective) means of or about these peoples and their cultures and languages. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and history lessons, the Inuit are studied as people who adapted to life in the cold Arctic: hunting seals and caribou, building igloos as winter shelters on hunting trips, using kayaks, dog sleds and clothing of animal skins. Today most Inuit live in modern towns while keeping their traditions. The Canadian territory of Nunavut is largely Inuit. Words like «kayak» and «igloo» come from Inuit languages.

examples

• The Inuit have lived in the Arctic for thousands of years. tree →
• Inuit hunters used kayaks to travel on the water. tree →
• An igloo is a snow shelter built by some Inuit on hunting trips. tree →
• Inuktitut is one of the Inuit languages. tree →
• We learned about Inuit art and stone carvings. tree →
• Nunavut is a territory in Canada where many Inuit live. tree →

note

Always a capital I. «Inuit» is already plural; one person is an «Inuk». Many Inuit find the word «Eskimo» offensive, so use «Inuit». Myth: Inuit do not usually live in igloos all year; most live in houses.

In the corpora

• Yet the Arctic was never empty: Inuit, Sámi, Nenets and other peoples have lived there for thousands of years.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «inuit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.