单词 | aleut |
释义 | Aleutn.adj. A. n. 1. A member of a people native to or inhabiting the Aleutian Islands, other islands in the Bering Sea, and parts of western Alaska. Cf. Aleutian n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of Aleutian Islands > [noun] Aleutian1780 Aleut1821 1780 W. Coxe Acct. Russ. Discov. 263 The inhabitants of Unalashka..now begin to call themselves by the general name of Aleyut, given them by the Russians.] 1821 H. E. Lloyd tr. O. von Kotzebue Voy. Discov. South Sea & Beering's Straits I. 39 My Aleut..had been for some time on the peninsula of Aliaksa [sic]. 1843 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Misc. 1 154 Not a speck will present itself on the surface without being immediately detected by the practised eye of the Aleut. 1890 Independent (N.Y.) 9 Oct. 1/2 The Aleuts themselves do not recognize the word, their own name for their tribe being Oonangan. 1936 Discovery Nov. 351/2 It is not certain that the skull found..is that of an Aleut. 1961 W. Brandon Indians 273 The Aleuts are so different from the Eskimos, possibly due to Asiatic immigrations from the Kamchatka peninsula. 2001 K. Walker & M. Schone Son of Grifter v. 50 He traded army rations to the native Aleuts for caribou meat, fresh fish, and giant Alaskan king crabs. 2. The language of this people, distantly related to Yupik and Inuit.The Aleut language is now almost extinct. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Eskimo-Aleut > [noun] Greenlandish1767 Eskimo1819 Greenlandic1820 husky1864 Aleut1872 Inuk1884 Inuit1901 Yuit1909 Eskimo-Aleut1913 Inupiaq1947 Inupik1951 Yupik1951 Yuk1962 Inuktitut1974 1872 Chronicle 27 Jan. 98/1 There were four languages talked—English, Russian, German, and Aleut. 1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 826/2 The Thlinkeet language seems to be completely isolated, showing nothing beyond the faintest verbal resemblance to the Aleut. 1927 Language 3 9 There are in Aleut three endings to indicate the number of nouns. 1956 J. Whatmough Lang. iii. 41 Aleut was reduced to picture writing even in the last century. 1990 C. Holland Bear Flag (1992) xxviii. 226 The old man..who spoke Aleut more often than Russian, hated the navy. B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating the Aleut or their language. Cf. Aleutian adj. ΚΠ 1860 G. Hartwig tr. Sea & its Living Wonders ii. vii. 116 The Aleut islanders show a wonderful dexterity in the capture of this animal. 1884 G. Wardman Trip to Alaska xxi. 213 (heading) Aleut courtship and marriage. 1927 Boys' Life Apr. 37/1 Ivanoff could remember but a scant dozen Aleut words. 1984 T. C. Boyle Budding Prospects (1985) iii. i. 142 A grizzly had attacked an Aleut guide and raked his face off. 2006 S. W. Fair Alaska Native Art ii. 81 Many Aleut baskets of the period were simply shaped but highly decorated containers with lids. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1821 |
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