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Updated: May 21, 2025
Even in Labrador there are many different dialects. The "Northerners," the people inhabiting the northwest arm of the peninsula, have many words that the Koksoagmiut do not understand. The intonation of the Ungava Eskimos, particularly the women, is like a plaint. At Okak they sing their words. Each settlement on the Atlantic coast has its own dialect. It is a difficult language to learn.
With a very few exceptions the Eskimos of Ungava average over five feet eight inches in height, with some six-footers. * Kok, river; soak, big; miut, inhabitants; Koksoagmiut, inhabitants of the big river. Literally, inhabitants of the very big bay. The George River mouth widens into a bay which is known as the Very Big Bay.
The white visitor is a "Kablunak," or outlander, while a breed born in the country is a "Kablunangayok," or one partaking of the qualities of both the Innuk and the Kablunak. Those who live in the Koksoak district are called "Koksoagmiut," * and those of the George River district are the "Kangerlualuksoagmiut."
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