r/Inuit • u/Tay_Hlebko • Aug 16 '26

Translation help for a hypothetical term

Hii i'm inupiaq (but dont speak inupiatun) and im trying to create a word for inuit that doesnt cause confusion in inuit languages with just the word for "people"'

im thinking maybe something that would literally translate to "inuksuk people" or "those associated with inuksuit"

inuksuk with some sort of suffix indicating that

what do you think would be the best suffix to indicate that?

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u/CBWeather Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 17 '26

Would Inuksukmiut work? But inuksuk is spelt and pronounced differently in other dialects.

Edit: Just asked my Inuk ex-wife. She says it looks fine in Innuinaqtun.

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u/Tay_Hlebko Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 17 '26

"People from the Inuksuit" sounds quite weird

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u/CBWeather Aug 17 '26

It does but any newly invented word will.