Inuinnaqtun
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| Inuinnaqtun (Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Kangirjuarmiutun) | |
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| Spoken in: | Canada (Nunavut and Northwest Territories) |
| Region: | North America |
| Total speakers: | approximately 4000 |
| Ranking: | not in top 100 |
| Genetic classification: | Eskimo-Aleut Inuit language Inuinnaqtun |
| Official status | |
| Official language of: | Nunavut and Northwest Territories (Canada) |
| Regulated by: | Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | |
| ISO 639-2 | |
| SIL | IKT |
| See also: Language – List of languages | |
Inuinnaqtun is an indigenous language of Canada. It is related very closely to Inuktitut, and many people believe that Inuinnaqtun is only a dialect of Inuktitut. The government of the Northwest Territories does not recognize Inuinnaqtun as a separate language from Inuktitut, but Nunavut lists it as one of its official languages alongside Inuktitut.
Inuinnaqtun is used primarily in the communities of the western Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. It is also spoken in the town of Holman, Northwest Territories, where it is called Kangirjuarmiutun. It is written using the Latin alphabet.
Categories: Indigenous languages of the Americas stubs | Eskimo-Aleut languages | Languages of Canada | Inuit language | Indigenous languages of the North American Arctic
