Thursday, February 11, 2010

Turning into an Eskimo

Properly called Innu. They can distinguish between how many types of snow?

I am beginning to distinguish between different types of frost. Here is today's view of frost.

Please, note in the comments the kind correction and explanation regarding the words:

Innu is "Indian",
"Naskapi" and Inuit (more than 1) is "Eskimo".
Inuk means one.
Innu and Inuk means Human Being technically although I am told Inuk means "The one who is here now".




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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2010 at 3:09 PM

    Sorry but Innu is "Indian", "Naskapi" and Inuit(more than 1) is "Eskimo".
    Inuk means one.
    Innu and Inuk means Human Being technically although I am told Inuk means "The one who is here now".

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  2. BrigitteFebruary 11, 2010 at 3:48 PM

    Thank you very much.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 27, 2014 at 7:05 PM

    "Eskimo" is also widely considered a derogatory term in Canada.

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