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Welcome, pardner! H'yar's whut Merriam-Webster's on-line
Collegiate Dictionary has to say:
Main Entry: Es·ki·mo
Pronunciation: 'es-k&-"mO
Function: noun
Etymology: obsolete Esquimawe, prob. from Spanish esquimao, from Montagnais (Algonquian language of eastern Canada) aiachkime8 Micmac, Eskimo; probably akin to modern Montagnais assime.w she laces a snowshoe, Ojibwa askime.
Date: 1584
1 plural Eskimo or Eskimos : a member of a group of peoples of northern Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and eastern Siberia
2 : any of the languages of the Eskimo peoples
- Es·ki·mo·an /"es-k&-'mO-&n/ adjective
a word to the wise: the Q & A section might be better for next time, and I hope there are quite a few of those,
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Eskimo BobFrisbeeMay 09/01/00 03:38 PM Re: Eskimo Jackie 09/01/00 05:46 PM
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