Unangas
/uːˈnæŋɡəs/noun
A plural form of Unangan, referring to the Indigenous Aleut people of the Aleutian Islands.
Did you know?Unangas is an English pluralization of Unangan, while many community and scholarly sources also use the Indigenous self-designation Unangax̂ or Unangam.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-contact period
Unangam Tunuu
Unangax̂ / Unangam
“Indigenous forms associated with the Aleut people and their language; exact internal analysis is debated.”
18th Century
Russian
Алеуты (Aleuty)
“Russian name applied to the Indigenous peoples of the Aleutian Islands.”
18th–19th Century
English
Aleut
“English borrowing of the Russian ethnonym for the people and their language.”
20th Century
English
Unangan
“English scholarly and community usage for a member of the Aleut people.”
Modern English
English
Unangas
“An English plural form of Unangan, used for the people collectively.”
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