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Tunit [< Esk.] 
n. a word used by the Eskimo to indicate "a people earlier than themselves," possibly either Dorset or Thule culture Eskimos.
See also: Toonik (def. 1)
- 1918 (n.d.) It appears that a larger race of Eskimos called "Tunits," to whom the present race were slaves, used to be on this section of the coast. At Nakvak there are remains of them.
- 1936 The ancient Eskimos--the Tunnits--are said to have been somewhat fierce and warlike, but this may be only garbled folklore.
- 1966 He [said] . . . that the inukshuks were built to commemorate a notable Eskimo victory over the Tunits, the ancient inhabitants of the Island [Baffin].
- 1918 (n.d.) It appears that a larger race of Eskimos called "Tunits," to whom the present race were slaves, used to be on this section of the coast. At Nakvak there are remains of them.