Eskimo-Aleut


[es-kuh-moh-uh-loot, -al-ee-oot] /ˈɛs kəˌmoʊ əˈlut, -ˈæl iˌut/

noun
1.
a stock of languages, consisting of Eskimo and Aleut.
adjective
2.
of or belonging to Eskimo-Aleut.

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