Tunumiit
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 3,000 (2012)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Greenland |
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| Languages | |
| Tunumiit, Danish[1] | |
| Religion | |
| Inuit religion, Evangelical Lutheran | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Greenlandic Inuit |
Tunumiit are Greenlandic Inuit from the eastern coast of the country, known as Tunu. The Tunummiit are a part of the Arctic Inuit people.
Northern and Western Greenlanders call themselves Avanersuarmiut and Kalaallit, respectively. About 80% to 88% of Greenland's population, or approximately 44,000 to 50,000 people identify as being Inuit.[2][3]
Language[edit]
The Tunumiit language, or Tunumiisut, is dialect of Greenlandic Inuktitut.
Region[edit]
The Eastern Inuit, or Tunumiit, live in the area with the mildest climate, a territory called Ammassalik. Hunters can hunt marine mammals from kayaks throughout the year.[4]
Art[edit]
The spiritual healer, or angakoq, Mitsivarniannga from Ammassalik created a figure, tupilaq or an "evil spirit object," for a visiting European in 1905. When no harm befell him for creating and showing this object to an outsider, others began making tupilait, which evolved into a popular art form.[5] Traditional art-making practices thrive in the Ammassalik.[2]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b "Inuktitut, Greenlandic." http://www.ethnologue.com/language/kal. Accessed 3 Feb 2014.
- ^ a b Hessel, 20
- ^ Baldacchino, Geoffery. "Extreme tourism: lessons from the world's cold water islands", Elsevier Science, 2006: 101. (retrieved through Google Books) ISBN 978-0-08-044656-1.
- ^ Hessell 11
- ^ Nacheva, Velina. "An average artistic day in Greenland." The Sofia Echo. November 29, 2001. Accessed 3 February 2014.
References[edit]
- Hessel, Ingo. Arctic Spirit. Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre, 2006 ISBN 978-1-55365-189-5
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