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In Canada, the word Inuktitut is routinely used to refer to all Canadian variants of the Inuit traditional language, and it is under that name that it is recognised as one of the official languages of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
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 (/ 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.
In Canada, a total of 42,795 people reported speaking a language belonging to the Inuit language family in 2021. This makes the Inuit Languages the 2nd most spoken Indigenous language subfamily in Canada. About 33,790 people in Canada speak an Inuit language as their mother tongue.
Aug 13, 2008 · There are around 70 distinct Indigenous languages in Canada, falling into 12 separate language families. While in many places there has been decreased transmission of languages from one generation to the next, recognition of this has led to efforts by Indigenous peoples to revitalize and sustain their languages.
Language lessons, vocabulary, and audio recordings to help students learn the five Inuktitut dialects of Nunavut. First Nations Language Groups at the Time of European Contact: Linguistic map of Canada showing where different Inuit languages are spoken. Kobuk Junior Dictionary.
Oct 25, 2017 · The Inuit language spoken by the largest number of Inuit was Inuktitut, with 39,475 Inuit speakers. This was followed by Inuinnaqtun (1,310), Inuvialuktun (595) and other Inuit languages (350). Most Inuit (72.8%) were living in Inuit Nunangat.
