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==Name==

==Name==

In their own language, ''Inuit'' means ''the people''. The traditional name for them, ''Eskimo'', is now not [[politically correct]] since only foreigners had used it. Furthermore, in Inuit it means ''eaters of raw meat'', neglecting their large diet of raw fish.

''Inuit'' means ''the people''. The traditional American name for them, ''Eskimo'', is now considered [[politically correct|politically incorrect]] since only foreigners used it.  

==Language==

==Language==

'''Inuit''' also refers to the language of the Inuit people. It has numerous consonants in tight clusters. Similar to [[Hawaii]]an, it has very short words, in part due to the expediation necessary to prevent the heat loss from opening their mouths. Also to prevent heat loss, Inuits would greet each other and perform other common exchanges only by rubbing their noses together ("Eskimo kiss"), since the nose was usually the only strip of skin exposed to the elements. The Inuit language is remarkable for having over 100 words to describe "snow".<ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E04EFDB153BF93AA35751C0A962948260 "There's Snow Synonym", New York Times, February 9, 1984</ref>

There is no actual or singular "Inuit" language.  Scholars use the term "Inuit language" for a matter of convenience to reflect a geographic group of people, however, there are many languages spoken by Inuit people - languages which in several cases appear to have no direct relationship to each other in modern comprehension nor development. Most Inuit languages are grouped under the family "Eskimo/Aluet" languages.

==Diet==

==Diet==