Esquimau (Noun)
Meaning 1
The language spoken by the Eskimo.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The esquimau language is spoken by the Inuit people in Canada and Greenland.
- The esquimau language is a polysynthetic language and is considered an Eskimo-Aleut language.
- The esquimau language is spoken by the Inupiat people in Alaska.
- The esquimau language is also known as Inuktitut and is spoken by the Inuit people in Canada.
- The esquimau language is a member of the Eskimo-Aleut language family.
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Meaning 2
A member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people').
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Inuit, also known as Esquimaux, have traditionally lived in the Arctic regions of Canada, Alaska, and Greenland.
- In the Arctic regions of Canada, the Esquimaux people have developed a unique culture adapted to the harsh, cold climate.
- The Esquimaux are skilled hunters and whalers, using kayaks and harpoons to catch their prey in the icy waters.
- The Esquimaux language is part of the Eskimo-Aleut language family, which is spoken in Alaska and Siberia.
- The term Esquimaux is often used interchangeably with Inuit, although the Inuit people prefer to be called by their own name, which means "the people" in their native language.