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Inuktun (English: Polar Inuit, Greenlandic: avanersuarmiutut, Danish: nordgrønlandsk, polarinuitisk, thulesproget) is the language of approximately 1,000 indigenous Inughuit (Polar Inuit), inhabiting the world's northernmost settlements in Qaanaaq and the surrounding villages in northwestern Greenland.
- (800–1,000 cited 1995)
Inuvialuktun (part of Western Canadian Inuit/Inuktitut/Inuktut/Inuktun) comprises several Inuit language varieties spoken in the northern Northwest Territories by Canadian Inuit who call themselves Inuvialuit. Some dialects and sub-dialects are also spoken in Nunavut.
EnglishInuvialuktunPronunciationHelloAtitu/atitu/Good ByeIlaannilu/Qakugulu/ilaːnːilu/ / /qakuɡulu/Thank youQuyanainni/qujanainːi/You are welcomeAmiunniin/amiunːiːn/- 680, 22% of ethnic population (2016 census)
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Sep 22, 2023 · Inuktun (Avanersuarmiutut) Inuktun is a member of the Inuit branch of the Eskimo-Aleut language family. It is spoken in by about 800 people in the north of Avannaata municipality in the northwest of Greenland, particularly in the town of Qaanaaq and the nearby villages of Moriusaq, Siorapaluk, Qeqertat, Qeqertarsuaq and Savissivik.
Inuktitut (/ ɪ ˈ n ʊ k t ə t ʊ t / ih-NUUK-tə-tuut; Inuktitut: [inuktiˈtut], syllabics ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ; from inuk, 'person' + -titut, 'like', 'in the manner of'), also known as Eastern Canadian Inuktitut, is one of the principal Inuit languages of Canada.
- Canada
Inuktitut is an Inuit language spoken mainly in northern Canada, specifically in parts of Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. According to the 2011 census, there are 34,000 speakers of Inukutitut, which is also known as Eastern Canadian Inuktitut.
Last Edited February 6, 2024. Inuktitut is an Indigenous language in North America, spoken in the Canadian Arctic. The 2021 census reported 40,320 people have knowledge of Inuktitut. Inuktitut is part of a larger Inuit language family, stretching from Alaska to Greenland.
Inuktitut, also known as Eastern Canadian Inuktitut, is one of the principal Inuit languages of Canada. It is spoken in all areas north of the North American tree line, including parts of the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, to some extent in northeastern Manitoba as well as the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
