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Show 74 INDIAN LINGUISTIC FAMILIES. of the fur trade, and at present they occupy only a very small portion of the islands. Formerly they were much more numerous than at present and extended throughout the chain. The Eskimauan family is represented in northeast Asia by the Yuit of the Chukchi peninsula, who are to be distinguished from the sedentary Chukchi or the Tuski of authors, the latter being of Asiatic origin. According to Dall the former are comparatively recent arrivals from the American continent, and, like their brethren of America, are confined exclusively to the coast. PRINCIPAL TRIBES AND VILLAGES. Greenland group- East Akorninak. Aluik. Anarnitsok. Angmagsalik. Igdlolnarsuk. Ivimiut. West coast villages : Akbat. Labrador group: Itivimiut. Kiguaqtagmiut. Middle Group: Aggomiut. Ahaknanelet. Aivillirmiut. Akudliarmiut. Akudnirmiut. Amitormiut. Iglulingmiut. Alaska group : Chiglit. Chugachigmhrt. Ikogmiut. Imahklimiut. Inguhklimiut. Eaialigmiut. Kangmaligmiut. Kaviagmiut. Aleutian group : Atka. Asiatic group: Yuit. Population.- Only a rough approximation of the population of the Eskimo can be given, since of some of the divisions next to Greenland villages : Kemisak. Kikkertarsoak. Kinarbik. Maneetsuk. Narsuk. Okkiosorbik. Karsuit. Suqinimiut. Kangormiut. Kinnepatu. Kramalit. Nageuktormi ut. Netchillirmiut. Nugumiut. Okomiut. Kittegareut. Kopagmiut. Kuagmiut. Kuskwogmiut. Magemiut. Mahlemiut. Nunatogmiut. Nunivagmiut. ' Unalashka. Sermiligak. Sermilik. Taterat. Umanak. Umerik. Tessuisak. Taqagmiut. Pilingmiut. Sagdlirmiut. Sikosuilarmiut. Sinimiut. Ugjulirmiut. Ukusiksalingmiut, Nushagagmiut. Nuwungmiut. Oglemiut. Selawigmiut. Shiwokugmiut. Ukivokgmiut. Unaligmiut. . |