Inuk

/ ɪˈnʊk /

noun

1. a member of any Inuit people

Word History and Origins

Origin of Inuk¹

from Inuktitut inuk man

Example Sentences

“Everyone is very excited about how it's going to be,” says Maren-Louise Paulsen Kristensen, co-owner and manager of Inuk Hostel.

From BBC

Inuuteq Storch, the first Greenlandic and Inuk artist to represent Denmark at the international art festival, will erect a sign reading “Kalaallit Nunaat,” or “Greenland” above the pavilion’s entrance.

From New York Times

“It’s that consciousness that when we eat something, it comes from somewhere… our behavior has consequences. The Inuk word sila is not easily translated into English—it can mean weather, climate, spirit, wind, consciousness. What that points to is that it’s all connected,” she says.

From National Geographic

At the end of December 2022, there were 45,775 asylum seekers inUK hotels according to government figures.

From BBC

I knew this young Inuk woman would convey more compellingly than I how climate change was affecting her community—their land, the ice, culture, food, health, safety—and how it is threatening that community’s very existence.

From Scientific American