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Inuinnaqtun (IPA: [inuinːɑqtun]; natively meaning 'like the real human beings/peoples'), is an Inuit language. It is spoken in the central Canadian Arctic . It is related very closely to Inuktitut , and some scholars, such as Richard Condon , believe that Inuinnaqtun is more appropriately classified as a dialect of Inuktitut. [4]
Logo Wikipedia dalam bahasa Inuinnaqtun yang berisi transkripsi "Wikipedia" (atas) ke dalam ortografi masing-masing dan slogan "Ensiklopedia Bebas" (bawah) yang diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa tersebut. dialek Inuit. Inuinnaqtun berwarna hijau zaitun. Inuinnaqtun ( IPA: [inuinːɑqtun]; aslinya berarti seperti manusia/bangsa yang sebenarnya ...
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- 1,310 (2016 sensus)
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Apart from the town of Qaanaaq, Inuktun is also spoken in the villages of (Inuktun names in brackets) Moriusaq (Muriuhaq), Siorapaluk (Hiurapaluk), Qeqertat (Qikiqtat), Qeqertarsuaq (Qikiqtarhuaq), and Savissivik(Havighivik).
The language is an Eskimo–Aleut language and dialectologically it is in between the Greenlandic language (Kalaallisut) and the Canadian Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun or Inuinnaqtun. The language differs from Kalaallisut by some phonological, grammatical and lexical differences.
The Polar Inuit were the last to cross from Canada into Greenland and they may have arrived as late as in the 18th century. The language was first described by the explorers Knud Rasmussen and Peter Freuchen who travelled through northern Greenland in the early 20th century and established a trading post in 1910 at Dundas (Uummannaq) near Pituffik.
Inuktun does not have its own orthographyand is not taught in schools. However, most of the inhabitants of Qaanaaq and the surrounding villages use Inuktun in their everyday communication. All speakers of Inuktun also speak Standard Greenlandicand many also speak Danish and a few also English.
There is no official way to transcribe Inuktun. This article uses the orthography of Michael Fortescue, which deliberately reflects the close connection between Inuktun and Inuktitut
Pax Leonard, Stephen. "Scientist lives with Arctic Innuguit for a year to document and help save disappearing language." The Guardian.
- (800–1,000 cited 1995)
Inuvialuktun, Inuinnaqtun and Inuktitut constitute three of the eleven official languages of the Northwest Territories. Inuinnaqtun is also official alongside Inuktitut in Nunavut. The Inuvialuktun dialects are seriously endangered, as English has in recent years become the common language of the community. Surveys of Inuktitut usage in the NWT ...
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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Unless otherwise noted, statements refer to Inuktitut dialects of Canada . Most Inuit varieties have fifteen consonants and three vowel qualities (with phonemic length distinctions for each). Although Inupiatun and Qawiaraq have retroflex consonants, retroflexes have otherwise disappeared in all the Canadian and Greenlandic dialects.
Inuinnaqtun is an Inuit language spoken mainly in Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk in western Nunavut and Ulukhaktok, N.W.T. It’s written using the Roman alphabet. It is an official language in N.W.T ...
