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Aleut
(ˈəl(j)uːt, (U.S.) ˈælɪuːt)
[Origin unknown, perh. from a native word.]
a. A native of the Aleutian Islands. Also attrib.
b. The language of this people, distantly related to Eskimo.
1780W. Coxe Acc. Russ. Disc. betw. Asia & Amer. 263 The inhabitants of Unalashka..now begin to call themselves by the general name of Aleyut, given them by the Russians. 1881Encycl. Brit. XII. 826/1 Of the Aleuts, whose collective name is ‘Ungungun’, or ‘People’, there are two divisions. Ibid. 826/2 The Thlinkeet language seems to be completely isolated, showing nothing beyond the faintest verbal resemblance to the Aleut. 1890Independent (N.Y.) 9 Oct. 1/2 The word Aleut, pronounced al-lee-yoot, is of uncertain origin. Ibid., The Aleuts themselves do not recognize the word, their own name for their tribe being Oonangan. 1936Discovery Nov. 351/2 It is not certain that the skull found..is that of an Aleut. 1956J. Whatmough Lang. iii. 41 Aleut was reduced to picture writing even in the last century. 1962Listener 25 Oct. 690/1 The anatomical knowledge of the Aleut Eskimo. |