Definitions

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to the Eskimos.
  • noun rare An Eskimo.

Etymologies

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Eskimo +‎ -an

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Examples

  • Of course, since the Eskimoan languages form a dialect continuum from the Bering Strait to Greenland, that's a simplified view of the situation2.

    languagehat.com: LANGUAGE GUESSER. 2004

  • The American Heritage Dictionary sums up, "While use of these terms ( 'Inuit' and 'Yup'ik') is often preferable when speaking of the appropriate linguistic group, none of them can be used of the Eskimoan peoples as a whole; the only inclusive term remains Eskimo."

    VDARE.com: Blog Articles 2009

  • The American Heritage Dictionary sums up, "While use of these terms ( 'Inuit' and 'Yup'ik') is often preferable when speaking of the appropriate linguistic group, none of them can be used of the Eskimoan peoples as a whole; the only inclusive term remains Eskimo."

    VDARE.com: Blog Articles 2009

  • The American Heritage Dictionary sums up, "While use of these terms ( 'Inuit' and 'Yup'ik') is often preferable when speaking of the appropriate linguistic group, none of them can be used of the Eskimoan peoples as a whole; the only inclusive term remains Eskimo."

    Latest Articles 2008

  • Perhaps several Amerindian and Eskimoan tongues, but they are on the fringes of the Occidental ken and are spoken by relatively few.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VII No 3 1980

  • The American Heritage Dictionary sums up, “While use of these terms (’Inuit’ and ‘Yup’ik’) is often preferable when speaking of the appropriate linguistic group, none of them can be used of the Eskimoan peoples as a whole; the only inclusive term remains Eskimo.”

    Palin’s Husband: 1/8th “Inuit” or “Eskimo”? 2008

  • The American Heritage Dictionary sums up, “While use of these terms (’Inuit’ and ‘Yup’ik’) is often preferable when speaking of the appropriate linguistic group, none of them can be used of the Eskimoan peoples as a whole; the only inclusive term remains Eskimo.”

    Another San Francisco Poster Boy Crack Dealer… 2008

  • The American Heritage Dictionary sums up, “While use of these terms (’Inuit’ and ‘Yup’ik’) is often preferable when speaking of the appropriate linguistic group, none of them can be used of the Eskimoan peoples as a whole; the only inclusive term remains Eskimo.”

    VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » Palin’s Husband: 1/8th “Inuit” or “Eskimo”? 2008

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