Re: Inuits and Eskimos

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: : Chris,

: : That was interesting! Now we HAVE to define Yup'ik, right? :)
: : As one would expect, it means "real person" ... taken from yuk,  "person." Yupiit is the plural of Yup'ik; Yuut is the plural of yuk. Chris, are Yup'ik/Yupiit plurals always a vowel-T suffix?

: : White person is "kass'aq" so your "tun-uk" word; would this be like calling someone an animal person???? Or plain old "animal"? 
: : Derogatory ONLY if meant to be so?

: : So, in Alaska, Eskimo is fine; In Canada ... no, no! Inuit only.
: : Yes?

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: Hi Elaine,

: According to my sources, yes!

: I'll see Louise this weekend and ask her about your Yup'ik/Yupiit language questions.  She is a translator (as well as a wonderful nurse, a Yup'ik dancer, a seamstress and the weaver of award winning grass baskets), so I'm sure she can give you the definitive answer.

: Chris


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