Difference between Inuit and Eskimo

What is the difference between Inuit and Eskimo?

Inuit as a noun is any of several aboriginal peoples of coastal arctic canada, alaska, and greenland. while Eskimo as a noun is a member of any of the eskimo peoples.

Inuit

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of several Aboriginal peoples of coastal Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland. Individual members of the Inuit peoples.

Part of speech: proper noun

Definition: Inuktitut, the Inuit language.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or pertaining to Inuit people, language, or culture.

Eskimo

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A member of any of the Eskimo peoples.

Part of speech: proper noun

Definition: A group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik.Any of the languages of the Eskimo.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or relating to the Eskimo peoples.In, of, or relating to the Eskimo languages.

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