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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INUK

From Inuktitut inuk man.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INUK

Inuk  [ɪˈnʊk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INUK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inuk is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INUK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Inuk

Inuit

Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and the United States. Inuit is a plural noun; the singular is Inuk. The Inuit languages are classified in the Eskimo-Aleut family. In the United States, the term "Eskimo" was commonly used to describe Inuit, and other Arctic peoples, because it includes both of Alaska's Yupik and Iñupiat peoples while "Inuit" is not proper or accepted as a term for the Yupik. No collective term exists for both peoples other than "Eskimo." However, Aboriginal peoples in Canada and Greenland view the name as pejorative, so "Inuit" has become more common. In Canada, sections 25 and 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982 named the "Inuit" as a distinctive group of Aboriginal Canadians who are not included under either the First Nations or the Métis. The Inuit live throughout most of the Canadian Arctic and subarctic in the territory of Nunavut; "Nunavik" in the northern third of Quebec; "Nunatsiavut" and "NunatuKavut" in Labrador; and in various parts of the Northwest Territories, particularly around the Arctic Ocean. These areas are known in Inuktitut as the "Inuit Nunangat".

Definition of Inuk in the English dictionary

The definition of Inuk in the dictionary is a member of any Inuit people.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INUK


gerenuk
ˈɡɛrɪˌnʊk
inglenook
ˈɪŋɡəlˌnʊk
nook
nʊk
schnook
ʃnʊk
shnook
ʃnʊk
Sihanouk
ˈsɪənʊk
snoek
snʊk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INUK

Inuit
inukshuit
inukshuk
Inuktitut

WORDS THAT END LIKE INUK

auk
bouk
Datuk
douk
euk
Kirkuk
Marduk
mukluk
Norodom Sihanouk
padauk
padouk
Pamuk
Seljuk
souk
taluk
tuk-tuk
uk
Volapuk
yuk
zouk

Synonyms and antonyms of Inuk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Inuk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INUK

Find out the translation of Inuk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Inuk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Inuk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Inuk
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Inuk
570 millions of speakers

English

Inuk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Inuk
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Inuk
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инук
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Inuk
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইউকে তে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Inuk
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Inuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Inuk
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

INUK
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Inuk
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Inuk
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Inuk
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Inuk
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İngiltere´de
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Inuk
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

inuk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Інук
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inuk
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Inuk
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Inuk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Inuk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Inuk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Inuk

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INUK»

The term «Inuk» is normally little used and occupies the 109.072 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INUK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Inuk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Inuk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Inuk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INUK»

Discover the use of Inuk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Inuk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
An Inuk Boy Becomes a Hunter
In the authentic voice of a storyteller, John Igloliorte describes the Inuit way of life and the changes that are breaking down their time-honoured traditions.
John Igloliorte, 1994
2
Theatre for Children: Fifteen Classic Plays
(In a flash Inuk's FATHER is up and ready, harpoon in hand, to meet the BEAR who has begun to kill the dogs one by one.) FATHER: Stay behind me, Inuk! (To the BEAR.) Come on, pride of beasts — it's your life or mine. (The BEAR turns on  ...
Coleman A. Jennings, 2005
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The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures ...
After years of borrowing other men's wives — a normal custom in a land where women arc scarce — Inuk. an Eskimo hunter, decides to marry. At first he favors Imina. daughter of the aged Powtee. but later he marries her younger sister. Asiak.
‎1997
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Managing PCOS For Dummies
www.infertilitynetworkuk.com INUK is committed to providing a comprehensive support network to its members and to all those affected by infertility. As well as providing authoritative information, and practical and emotional support, INUK's ...
Gaynor Bussell, 2011
5
Rebel Without a Cause: Approaches to a Maverick Masterwork
Anthony Quinn, who plays Inuk, the Inuit protagonist of the film, was used as the all-purpose "ethnic" character in Hollywood films of the period, and in his way Inuk is as baroque a character as Everglades' Cottonmouth. But The Savage ...
J. David Slocum, 2005
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Lonely Places, Dangerous Ground: Nicholas Ray in American Cinema
we have seen Inuk perform before without such dire consequences) kills the man and makes Inuk a murderer according to white law—although not according to Inuit law. He is from this point a hunted man. Peter O'Toole plays a trooper who ...
Steven Rybin, Will Scheibel, 2014
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Aboriginal Resource Use in Canada: Historical and Legal Aspects
Inuk (for every man, woman and child), then the territories range from 32 to 436 km2 per Inuk with an average of 180 km2 per Inuk living in the region. The Kitikmeot region, with the communities of Pelly Bay, Spence Bay, Gjoa Haven, Bathurst ...
Kerry Abel, Jean Friesen, 1991
8
Dangerous Passage: Issues in the Arctic
Investigator, 32 Iqalluk, Paul (Inuk), 57 Isabella, 71 Italy, 10, 11 Ivigtut, Greenland, 128, 150 james Ross Strait, 36, 38, 61, ... Kabloka (Inuk), 53 Kalakchie (Inuk), 68, 71 Kane, Elisha Kent, 29 Kappa (Inuk), 91—93 Kaumallo (Inuk), 68~7I Kellett ...
Gerard Kenney, 2006
9
Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. ...
Deyell, C, Sherlock, R L. Purchase Information pour acheter Titles Titres Article Article Inuk occurrence The Inuk prospect is located about 30 km inland from Committee Bay, and is hosted in an isolated raft of supracrustal ...
Deyell, C, Sherlock, R L
10
Wolf Song: A Love Story
That evening Inuk began his training with his new companions. I brought out the nightly meal for the wolves. As usual I gave the first bowl to Panee, then one each to Utak and Simba, then Shoona, and, lastly, Inuk. While the other three slowly ...
Paulle Clark, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INUK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Inuk is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Loretta Saunders's killer Victoria Henneberry wants to appeal … - CBC
Saunders, a 26-year-old Inuk woman, disappeared just before Valentine's Day in 2014. Her body was discovered in the median of the ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
My Little Corner of Canada, July 17 - Nunatsiaq News
Abraham Okpik was the first Inuk to be appointed to sit on the territorial council. As a young boy, I remember the council holding one of its ... «Nunatsiaq News, Jul 15»
3
Folk rock meets the Far North in sounds of the Jerry Cans
“That's one of the most powerful songs for me, as an Inuk—as someone who eats and uses seal. That's a big, big part of my family and our way ... «Straight.com, Jul 15»
4
National Inuit org prepares for fall AGM, presidential election
any one of ITK's four members may nominate an Inuk individual by submitting a written declaration of candidacy to the executive director, ... «Nunatsiaq News, Jul 15»
5
Valcourt exempts Nunavut iron mine expansion from land use plan
Wasnt this a practice back then as well when an inuk needed a gun, the trappers provided this while ripping them off in a trade of so many pelts ... «Nunatsiaq News, Jul 15»
6
Midland concert series downsized due to 'terrible' ticket sales
One of the shows cancelled is by Inuk singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark, who was scheduled to perform Aug. 15. “Eight tickets were sold so far ... «Simcoe.com, Jul 15»
7
Oleesia Akesuk, missing Inuk youth, found safe
Oleesia Akesuk, an Inuk female youth reported missing late last week in Gatineau, Que., has been found safe and unharmed. Police say she ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
8
Ottawa police seek missing girl, 15
​She's an Inuk female, 5 feet, 4 inches tall, 117 pounds, with a medium build, brown eyes and long, straight black hair. She wears glasses and ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
9
Keep the Senate. Replace the members
Consider the numbers: An Inuk man has an average life expectancy of around 64. The incidence of tuberculosis among the Inuit is at least 50 ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
10
Haana-SikSik, Inuk fashion designer, brings her designs home
Inuk fashion designer Melodie Haana-SikSik Lavallée — whose bold modern designs are inspired by elements of traditional Inuit art and ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

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