Alaskan Native Language Center - University of Alaska Fairbanks - Sefydliad
swyddogol Llywodraeth Talaith Alaska - fel Bwrdd yr Iaith ond gyda 20 o
ieithoedd i ofalu amdanynt yn hytrach nag un.
http://www.uaf.edu/anlc/inuitoreskimo.html
Although the name "Eskimo" is commonly used in Alaska to refer to all Inuit
and Yupik people of the world, this name is considered derogatory in many
other places because it was given by non-Inuit people and was said to mean
"eater of raw meat." Linguists now believe that "Eskimo" is derived from an
Ojibwa word meaning "to net snowshoes." However, the people of Canada and
Greenland prefer other names. "Inuit," meaning "people," is used in most of
Canada, and the language is called "Inuktitut" in eastern Canada although
other local designations are used also. The Inuit people of Greenland refer
to themselves as "Greenlanders" or "Kalaallit" in their language, which they
call "Greenlandic" or "Kalaallisut." Most Alaskans continue to accept the
name "Eskimo," particularly because "Inuit" refers only to the Inupiat of
northern Alaska, the Inuit of Canada, and the Kalaallit of Greenland, and is
not a word in the Yupik languages of Alaska and Siberia.
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