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Also known as Greenlanders

Kalaallit are a Greenlandic Inuit ethnic group, being the largest group in Greenland, concentrated in the west. It is also a contemporary term in the Greenlandic language for the Indigenous of Greenland (). The Kalaallit (singular: ) are a part of the Arctic Inuit. The language spoken by Inuit in Greenland is known as Kalaallisut, known in English as Greenlandic.

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Ethnic group.group
Kalaallit
Ethnic group.native_name_lang
kl
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Bishop Sofie Petersen, first Inuk Lutheran bishop
Ethnic group.population
57,777 (2023 est.)
Ethnic group.popplace
Greenland
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Inuit religion, Evangelical Lutheranism
Ethnic group.langs
Greenlandic (Kalaallisut) and Danish
Ethnic group.related
Greenlandic Inuit, Inuit

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Kalaallit are a Greenlandic Inuit ethnic group, being the largest group in Greenland, concentrated in the west. It is also a contemporary term in the Greenlandic language for the Indigenous of Greenland (). The Kalaallit (singular: ) are a part of the Arctic Inuit. The language spoken by Inuit in Greenland is known as Kalaallisut, known in English as Greenlandic.

== Name == Probably adapted from the name Skræling, Kalaallit historically referred specifically to Western Greenlanders. On the other hand, Northern and Eastern Greenlanders call themselves Inughuit and Tunumiit, respectively. About 80% to 88% of Greenland's population, or approximately 44,000 to 50,000 people identify as being Inuit.

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