Inuinnaqtun - Wikipedia
WEBInuinnaqtun (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]
Inuvialuktun - Wikipedia
WEBInuvialuktun, 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 ...
Inuit languages - Wikipedia
WEBThe western part of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories use a Latin-script alphabet usually identified as Inuinnaqtun. In Alaska, another Latin alphabet is used, with some characters using diacritics. Nunatsiavut uses an alphabet devised with German-speaking Moravian missionaries, which includes the letter kra. Greenland's Latin alphabet was ...
Inuinnaqtun | dialect | Britannica
WEBThe territorial government recognizes Inuinnaqtun, an Inuktitut dialect spoken in western Nunavut and written in roman letters, as one of the territory’s four main languages (Inuktitut, English, and French are the other three). Read More
Inuinnaqtun - Wikiwand
WEBInuinnaqtun, 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.
My language, my heart - CBC.ca
WEBJun 21, 2017 · Traditionally spoken in three Inuit communities in the Western Arctic, Inuinnaqtun could be gone in just two generations. But four Inuit women are fighting to revive it, one voice at a time. CBC News
Inuinnaqtun Language Survival | Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq - PI/KHS
WEBLANGUAGE SURVIVAL. The Inuinnaqtun language—the foundation of Inuinnait culture—has less than 600 fluent speakers remaining. By most estimates, it is a language that will be extinct in less than two generations. We're not alone.
Original Voices: INUINNAQTUN - CBC.ca
WEBINUINNAQTUN. 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 ...
Inuit work to revitalize endangered dialect in Nunavut
WEBApr 2, 2021 · They’re speaking Inuinnaqtun, a dialect of Inuktut, while recording a podcast for the Kitikmeot Heritage Society as part of its campaign to preserve and protect the endangered language.
Inuinnaqtun Resources | Education, Culture and Employment
WEBOverview. Inuinnaqtun is a member of the Inuit language family, considered the Central Arctic form of Inuktitut as spoken by the Inuinnait or Copper Inuit people. In 2019, there were 259 speakers in the NWT. Inuinnaqtun is also recognized as an official language of Nunavut, where it is spoken in the western Kitikmeot (Central Arctic communities ...
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