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English word origin

Etymology of Aleut

From Russian алеу́т (aleút), probably from a native word, perhaps Aleut allíthuh (“community”) or Chukchi aliat (“island”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Of the Aleutian Islands, their inhabitants or their language.

noun

A member of the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska in the United States and of Kamchatka Krai in the Russia. · A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.

name

The language of the Aleutian Islands, related to Eskimo (Inupiaq and Yupik).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Russian алеу́т (aleút), probably from a native word, perhaps Aleut allíthuh (“community”) or Chukchi aliat (“island”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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