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title: inuit — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inuit» in the school dictionary: The Inuit are Indigenous peoples who live in the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, Alaska and nearby. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inuit

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**Who acts:** Inuit, Indigenous peoples, Inuit hunters, igloo, Inuktitut, We · **What happens:** be, live, mean, use, travel, build · **To what, where:** Indigenous peoples, Arctic regions, Arctic, kayaks, water, snow shelter

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«inuit» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [inuit in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inuit.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Inuit are Indigenous peoples who live in the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, Alaska and nearby.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inuit:m1:1
# text = The Inuit are Indigenous peoples who live in the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, Alaska and nearby.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Inuit	Inuit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	Indigenous	indigenous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Arctic	arctic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	regions	region	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	Greenland	Greenland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	Alaska	Alaska	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Inuit | Indigenous peoples |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | Indigenous peoples |  |  | the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland and Alaska |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in region=Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Inuit (adjective) means of or about these peoples and their cultures and languages.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inuit:m2:1
# text = Inuit (adjective) means of or about these peoples and their cultures and languages.
1	Inuit	inuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	cultures	culture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Inuit |  |  |  |  | of this peoples and peoples's cultures and languages | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Inuit have lived in the Arctic for thousands of years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inuit:x1:1
# text = The Inuit have lived in the Arctic for thousands of years.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Inuit	Inuit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	lived	live	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Arctic	Arctic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present · perfect | the Inuit |  |  | the Arctic |  | for thousands of years | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in arctic=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Inuit hunters used kayaks to travel on the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inuit:x2:1
# text = Inuit hunters used kayaks to travel on the water.
1	Inuit	inuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	hunters	hunter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	kayaks	kayak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	travel	travel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Inuit hunters | kayaks |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kayak=Patient |
| 2 | **travel** | to-infinitive | Inuit hunters *not said here* |  |  | the water |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on water=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An igloo is a snow shelter built by some Inuit on hunting trips.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inuit:x3:1
# text = An igloo is a snow shelter built by some Inuit on hunting trips.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	igloo	igloo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	Inuit	inuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	hunting	hunting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	trips	trip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a igloo | a snow shelter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **build** | participle |  | a snow shelter *not said here* |  |  |  | by some Inuit on hunting trips | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Inuktitut is one of the Inuit languages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inuit:x4:1
# text = Inuktitut is one of the Inuit languages.
1	Inuktitut	Inuktitut	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Inuit	Inuit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Inuktitut | one |  |  |  | of the Inuit languages | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We learned about Inuit art and stone carvings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inuit:x5:1
# text = We learned about Inuit art and stone carvings.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Inuit	Inuit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	carvings	carving	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | We |  |  |  |  | about Inuit art and stone carvings | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about art=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nunavut is a territory in Canada where many Inuit live.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inuit:x6:1
# text = Nunavut is a territory in Canada where many Inuit live.
1	Nunavut	Nunavut	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	territory	territory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Inuit	Inuit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Nunavut | a territory |  | Canada |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | many Inuit |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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