Eskimo
Far north dweller
Eskimo is an old term for the indigenous peoples of the Arctic regions of North America and Greenland.
The word is now widely considered offensive or outdated, especially in Canada, where Inuit is preferred for those peoples.
In Alaska, some groups accept Eskimo as a broader term encompassing both Yupik and Inuit peoples.
Eskimo kisses refers to rubbing noses—a gesture attributed, perhaps inaccurately, to Arctic cultures.
Domed snow shelter
- kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
- umiakInuit skin-frame vessel
- uluArctic woman's knife
- parkaInsulated hooded winter coat
mukluk · harpoon · dogsled · scrimshaw · throat singing · drum dance · potlatch · carving
Frigid treeless biome
- ArcticEarth's northernmost zone
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- iceWater's solid form
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
glacier · polar · aurora · caribou · seal · walrus · whale · beluga
Arctic indigenous people
- AleutAlaska archipelago native
- SiberianOf northern Asian Russia
- AlaskanOf the 49th state
- ArcticEarth's northernmost zone
circumpolar · indigenous · native · Nunavut · Thule · subsistence
Inuit people's language
- dialectRegional language variety
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- place namesGeographic designations
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
igloo
Domed snow shelter
parka · mukluk · harpoon · dogsled · scrimshaw · throat singing · drum dance · potlatch · carving · soapstone
tundra
Frigid treeless biome
- ArcticEarth's northernmost zone
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- iceWater's solid form
snow · glacier · polar · aurora · caribou · seal · walrus · whale · beluga · narwhal
Inuit
Arctic indigenous people
Arctic · circumpolar · indigenous · native · Nunavut · Thule · subsistence
Inuktitut
Inuit people's language
- dialectRegional language variety
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- place namesGeographic designations
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- ArcticArctic Circle, Arctic Ocean, Arctic wildlife, Arctic exploration, Arctic research
- Arctic PeoplesInuit, Inuk, Aleut, Aleuts, Unangan
- Northern ThingsAlaskan, Canadian, Norwegian, Swede, Finn
- polar regionsAntarctica, polar bears, Arctic Ocean, glaciers, Arctic
- Arctic ExplorationNorth Pole, Arctic, polar exploration, Arctic Circle, polar expedition
EskimoBedouin
Middle Eastern nomadic herder
Tuareg · desert nomads · Amazonian tribes · Maasai · Bushmen
- Eskimo kissesAffectionate nose-to-nose contact
- Eskimo kissAffectionate nasal contact
- sell ice to EskimosPersuade someone who needs nothing
- selling snow to EskimosPersuading those with surplus
- sold ice to EskimosAchieved an impossible sale
- selling ice to EskimosPitching the redundant