Eskimo-Aleut - Definition and Overview

Eskimo-Aleut (also called Inuit-Aleut, but both names are considered offensive by some) is a language family native to Greenland, the Canadian Arctic, Alaska, and parts of Siberia. It consists of Eskimo languages (the languages of the Eskimos) and the Aleut language. The Eskimo-Aleut language family tree is below:

Eskimo-Aleut

• Eskimo
  • Inuit
    • Inuktitut: Eastern Canadian, Western Canadian
    • Kalaallisut: Western Greenland
    • Inuktun: Northern Greenland
    • Inupiatun: North Alaskan, Northwest Alaskan
    • Inuvialuktun
  • Yupik-Yuit
    • Yupik: Pacific Gulf (Alutiiq), Central
    • Yuit: St. Lawrence Island, Chaplino, Naukan, Sirenik
• Aleut
  • Western: Atkan, Attuan, Unangan, Bering
  • Eastern: Unalaskan, Pribilof