Aleut

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Aleut

/ˌæ.liːˈuːt/
/ˈæ.liːˌuːt/
/əˈluːt/

Rhymes with -uːt, -æliːuːt

Where it comes from

From Russian алеу́т (aleút), probably from a native word, perhaps Aleut allíthuh (“community”) or Chukchi aliat (“island”).

adjective

not comparable Of the Aleutian Islands, their inhabitants or their language.
Similar: Aleutian, Aleutic

noun Aleuts

A member of the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska in the United States and of Kamchatka Krai in the Russia.
A native or inhabitant of the Aleutian Islands.

proper noun

The language of the Aleutian Islands, related to Eskimo (Inupiaq and Yupik).
Similar: Unangam Tunuu

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adj of the Aleutian Islands

Français	aléoute
Deutsch	aleutisch
Русский	алеу́тский aleútskij

noun native of the Aleutian Islands

中文	阿留申人 Āliúshēn rén
Português	aleúte
Français	Aléoute
Deutsch	Aleute, Aleutin
Русский	алеу́т aleút, алеу́тка aleútka

name language of the Aleutian Islands

中文	阿留申語 /阿留申语 āliúshēnyǔ
Português	aleúte
Français	aléoute
Deutsch	Aleutisch, Alëutisch
Русский	алеу́тский aleútskij

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@misc{aleut_2026,
  title = {Aleut},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aleut},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}