Inuinnaqtun (; natively meaning ''like the real human beings/peoples''), is an indigenous

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. It is spoken in the central Canadian

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. It is related very closely to Inuktitut, and some scholars, such as

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, believe that Inuinnaqtun is more appropriately classified as a dialect of Inuktitut. The government of Nunavut recognises Inuinnaqtun as an official language in addition to Inuktitut, and together sometimes referred to as Inuktut.''Official Languages Act'', S.Nu. 2008, c. 10
s. 3(1) wit

s. 1(2). It is also spoken in the Northwest Territories and is also recognised as an official language in addition to Inuvialuktun and Inuktitut.''Official Languages Act'', RSNWT 1988, c. O-1
s. 4 in its 2003 version; PWNHC:
Official Languages of the Northwest Territories
' Inuinnaqtun is used primarily in the communities of Cambridge Bay,

Kugluktuk Kugluktuk (, ; Inuktitut syllabics: ; ), formerly known as Coppermine until 1 January 1996, is a hamlet located at the mouth of the Coppermine River in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada, on Coronation Gulf, southwest of Victoria Island. I ...

and

Gjoa Haven Gjoa Haven (; Inuktitut: Uqsuqtuuq, syllabics: ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ , meaning "lots of fat", referring to the abundance of sea mammals in the nearby waters; or �ʒɔa evən is an Inuit hamlet in Nunavut, above the Arctic Circle, located in t ...

in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Outside Nunavut, it is spoken in the hamlet of

Ulukhaktok Ulukhaktok (Kangiryuarmiutun (Inuit languages, Inuit language) spelling ''Ulukhaqtuuq'' () and known until 1 April 2006 as ''Holman'' or ''Holman Island'') is a small Hamlet (place)#Canada, hamlet on the west coast of Victoria Island (Canada), Vi ...

, where it is also known as ''

Kangiryuarmiutun ''Kangiryuarmiutun'' (sometimes ''Kangirjuarmiut(un)''), is a dialect of Inuit language spoken in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada by the Kangiryuarmiut, a Copper Inuit group. The dialect is part of the Inuvialuktun language. The peopl ...

'', forming a part of Inuvialuktun. It is written using the Roman orthography CBC Original Voices:
Inuinnaqtun
' except in Gjoa Haven, where Inuit syllabics are used (as for

Natsilingmiutut Netsilik , Natsilik, Nattilik, Netsilingmiut, Natsilingmiutut, Nattilingmiutut, or Nattiliŋmiutut is an Inuit language variety spoken in western Nunavut, Canada, by Netsilik Inuit. ''Natsilingmiut'' (ᓇᑦᓯᓕᖕᒥᐅᑦ "people from Natsil ...

Inuinnaqtun phrases

References

External links

Let's Speak Inuinnaqtun
* Inuktut Lexicon Atlas

* ttp://en.copian.ca/library/learning/nac/nac_dictionary/nac_dictionary.pdf Inuinnaqtun-English Dictionary (1996)
Tuhaalanga: Learn Inuinnaqtun On-line

Anglican liturgical text in Inuinnaqtun {{DEFAULTSORT:Inuinnaqtun Agglutinative languages Inuvialuit languages Indigenous languages of the North American Arctic Copper Inuit Inuktitut words and phrases

Inuinnaqtun phrases

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