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—­           Labrador group:         Alaska group: 
East Greenland villages:       Itivimiut.              Chiglit. 
Akorninak.                   Kiguaqtagmiut.          Chugachigmiut. 
Aluik.                       Suqinimiut.             Ikogmiut. 
Anarnitsok.                  Taqagmiut.              Imahklimiut. 
Angmagsalik.                                        Inguhklimiut. 
Igdlolnarsuk.              Middle Group:             Kaialigmiut. 
Ivimiut.                     Aggomiut.               Kangmaligmiut. 
Kemisak.                     Ahaknanelet.            Kaviagmiut. 
Kikkertarsoak.               Aivillirmiut.           Kittegareut. 
Kinarbik.                    Akudliarmiut.           Kopagmiut. 
Maneetsuk.                   Akudnirmiut.            Kuagmiut. 
Narsuk.                      Amitormiut.             Kuskwogmiut. 
Okkiosorbik.                 Iglulingmiut.           Magemiut. 
Sermiligak.                  Kangormiut.             Mahlemiut. 
Sermilik.                    Kinnepatu.              Nunatogmiut. 
Taterat.                     Kramalit.               Nunivagmiut. 
Umanak.                      Nageuktormiut.          Nushagagmiut. 
Umerik.                      Netchillirmiut.         Nuwungmiut. 
Nugumiut.               Oglemiut. 
West coast villages:           Okomiut.                Selawigmiut. 
Akbat.                       Pilinginiut.            Shiwokugmiut. 
Karsuit.                     Sagdlirmiut.            Ukivokgmiut. 
Tessuisak.                   Sikosuilarmiut.         Unaligmiut. 
Sinimiut. 
Ugjulirmiut.          Aleutian group: 
Ukusiksalingmiut.       Atka. 
Unalashka.

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sp;                                           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 nothing is known.  Dall compiles the following estimates of the Alaskan Eskimo from the most reliable figures up to 1885:  Of the Northwestern Innuit 3,100 (?), including the Kopagmiut, Kangmaligmiut, Nuwukmiut, Nunatogmiut, Kuagmiut, the Inguhklimiut of Little Diomede Island 40 (?), Shiwokugmiut of St. Lawrence Island 150 (?), the Western Innuit 14,500 (?), the Aleutian Islanders (Unungun) 2,200 (?); total of the Alaskan Innuit, about 20,000.

The Central or Baffin Land Eskimo are estimated by Boas to number about 1,100.[37]

    [Footnote 37:  Sixth Ann.  Rep.  Bu.  Eth., 426, 1888.]