Aleut

Aleut
Aleut [al′ē o͞ot΄, al′yo͞ot΄, ə lo͞ot′]
n.
[Russ < ? Chukchi aliuit, islanders ]
1. pl. Aleuts or Aleut a member of an indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands and parts of mainland Alaska
2. the language of this people, related to Eskimo
adj.
of the Aleuts or their language or culture

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