The name comes from the Abnaki and Ojibwa words of the Algonquin Indians, which mean "people who eat raw meat." The Canadian Eskimos refer to themselves as Inuit, which means "people," and this is the name they use officially today. In Alaska, Eskimo is the common name, and in Greenland, Kalaallit is the common name. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Inuit" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…名称はアルゴンキン系インディアンのアブナキ語やオジブワ語などの〈生肉を食べる人〉を意味する語に由来する。カナダのエスキモーは〈ひと〉という意味の〈イヌイットInuit〉で自己を表現し,現在では公的にもこれが用いられている。また,アラスカではエスキモーが,グリーンランドではカラーリットKalaallitが一般的呼称とされている。… ※「Inuit」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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