The Inuits speak a language called Inupiaq. Inupiaq is a member of the Eskaleut family of languages finding its roots from ural-altaic languages native to Turkey, Hungary, and Finland. Inupiaq has given us such words as kayak, husky, parka, and igloo. When western civilizations began settling in Alaska, the Inuits were pressured to learn English and were punished for speaking their own native Inupiaq. The future for the language and Inuit culture looked dim until the Inuits banded together for reform in the 1970's. Now schools in Alaska the preservation of the language, and even teach it.
"Countries and Their Cultures." Inuit. N.p., n.d. Web. Apr. 2013.
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