The name of a tribe (0) usually (USUAL) means \'people in that tribe\'s native language, although people outside the tribe sometimes do not refer to them by that name. A famous case of this is the Inuits, a Native American tribe living in the (1) OTBET (NORTH) parts of the American continent. The word Inuit in the Inuit language (2) Ответ (SIMPLE) means “people! For years, though, many people, (3) Ответ (SPECIAL) in the USA, referred to them as Eskimos, a term that refers to tribes living in Alaska, which the Inuits find (4) OTBET (ОFFEND). The name Eskimo is from a language spoken by the Cree, a Native American tribe with a large (5) Ответ (POPULATE) who live in areas of southern Canada. The term in their language (6) OTBET (POSSIBLE) means something like \'eaters of raw meat\', although language experts are still working on the exact (7) OTBET (TRANSLATE) of the word. It may also refer to how members of other tribes tie their shoes or the fact that (8) OTBET (NEIGHBOUR) tribes speak other languages. If anything, it gives a (9) OTBET (FASCINATE) view into how one tribe views another. As for the Inuit, the name Eskimo was never (10) OTBET (REAL) meant to refer to them and, in 1982, Canada\'s constitution was changed so that, from then on, the tribe would be referred to as Inuit.
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The name of a tribe (0) usually (USUAL) means 'people' in that tribe's native language, although people outside the tribe sometimes do not refer to them by that name.
A famous case of this is the Inuits, a Native American tribe living in the (1)
NORTHEN parts of the American continent. The word Inuit in the Inuit language (2) SIMPLY means 'people.' For years, though, many people, (3) ESPECIALLY in the USA, referred to them as Eskimos, a term that refers to tribes living in Alaska, which the Inuits find (4) OFFENSIVE. The name Eskimo is from a language spoken by the Cree, a Native American tribe with a large (5)
POPULATION who live in areas of southern Canada. The term in their language (6) POSSIBLY means something like 'eaters of raw meat', although language experts are still working on the exact (7) TRANSLATION of the word. It may also refer to how members of other tribes tie their shoes or the fact that (8) NEIGHBOURING tribes speak other languages. If anything, it gives a (9)
FASCINATING view into how one tribe views another.
As for the Inuit, the name Eskimo was never (10) REALLY meant to refer to them and, in 1982, Canada's constitution was changed so that, from then on, the tribe would be referred to as Inuit.