inuit in canada and greenland like the name "inuit" because it is their own name for themselves. "inuit" means more than one, one person is an "inuk". the native greenlanders are related to the inuit. the language of the inuit is inuktitut, and it is one of the official languages of nunavut and of the northwest territories in canada. eskimo is a term more frequently used in mainstream united states where such concerns get less attention.