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Record 1 2021-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
  • Anthropology
CONT

The term "Palaeo-Eskimo" (palaeo=old) is used to refer to the peoples of the Arctic who lived before the Thule. The Thule were the direct ancestors of the Inuit who now inhabit the Canadian north. Palaeo-Eskimo peoples may be remotely related to the Inuit, but they are not the direct ancestors of any modern Arctic people.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
  • Anthropologie
CONT

Le terme Paléoesquimau est retenu plutôt que Paléoinuit [,] car la parenté avec les parlants [du] yuit du sud de l'Alaska n'est pas claire [...]

Spanish

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