Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proto-eskimo

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: pro-to-eski-mo
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Hypothetical prehistoric ancestor of all Eskimo languages, including Yupik and Inuit.

Phrases

The category of Proto-Eskimo on Wiktionary

Frequently Paired Words

The category of Proto-Eskimo on Wiktionary

Questions

What does proto-eskimo mean?: Hypothetical prehistoric ancestor of all Eskimo languages, including Yupik and Inuit.

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