Inuinnaqtun language

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

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. 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

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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

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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