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Kalaallit make up the largest group among the Greenlandic Inuit, and are concentrated in Western Greenland. It is also a contemporary term in the Kalaallisut language for the indigenous people living in Greenland, also called the Kalaallit Nunaat.〔Hessel, 8〕 The Kalaallit (singular: ''kalaaleq'') are a part of the Arctic Inuit people. The language spoken by Inuit in Greenland is ''Kalaallisut''. Possibly adapted from the name ''Skræling'', ''Kalaallit'' historically referred specifically to Western Greenlanders. On the other hand, Northern and Eastern Greenlanders call themselves ''Avanersuarmiut'' and ''Tunumiit,'' respectively. About 80% to 88% of Greenland's population, or approximately 44,000 to 50,000 people identify as being Inuit.〔Hessel, 20〕〔Baldacchino, Geoffery. ("Extreme tourism: lessons from the world's cold water islands" ), ''Elsevier Science'', 2006: 101. (retrieved through Google Books) ISBN 978-0-08-044656-1.〕 ==Regions== Kalaallit are descended from the Thule people, but probably not from its predecessors in Greenland the Dorset people.〔()〕 As 84% of Greenland's landmass is covered by the Greenland ice sheet, Kalaallit live in three regions: Polar, Eastern, and Western. In the 1850s some Canadian Inuit migrated to Greenland and joined the Polar Inuit communities.〔Hessel, 11〕 The Eastern Inuit, or ''Tunumiit'', live in the area with the mildest climate, a territory called ''Ammassalik''. Hunters can hunt marine mammals from kayaks throughout the year.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kalaallit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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