Inuinnaqtun (; natively meaning ''like the real human beings/peoples''), is an indigenous Inuit language. It is spoken in the central Canadian Arctic. It is related very closely to

Inuktitut Inuktitut (; , syllabics ; from , "person" + , "like", "in the manner of"), also Eastern Canadian Inuktitut, is one of the principal Inuit languages of Canada. It is spoken in all areas north of the tree line, including parts of the provinces o ...

, and some scholars, such as Richard Condon, believe that Inuinnaqtun is more appropriately classified as a dialect of Inuktitut. The government of

Nunavut Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...

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 The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

and is also recognised as an official language in addition to

Inuvialuktun 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-dialec ...

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 Cambridge Bay (Inuinnaqtun: ''Iqaluktuuttiaq'' Inuktitut: ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ; 2021 population 1,760; population centre 1,403) is a hamlet located on Victoria Island in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is the largest settl ...

, Kugluktuk and Gjoa Haven in the

Kitikmeot Region Kitikmeot Region (; Inuktitut: ''Qitirmiut'' ) is an administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. It consists of the southern and eastern parts of Victoria Island with the adjacent part of the mainland as far as the Boothia Peninsula, together ...

of Nunavut. Outside Nunavut, it is spoken in the hamlet of Ulukhaktok, where it is also known as '' Kangiryuarmiutun'', 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).

Inuinnaqtun phrases

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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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