Inuktitut language
| Inuktitut | |
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| Eastern Canadian Inuktitut | |
| ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ | |
Distribution of Inuit languages across the Arctic. East Inuktitut dialects are those east of Hudson Bay, here coloured dark blue (on the south of Baffin Island), red and pink, and the brown in NW Greenland.
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| Native to | Canada |
| Region | Northwest Territories, Nunatsiavut (Newfoundland and Labrador), Nunavik (Quebec), Nunavut |
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Native speakers
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34,000 (2011 census) 36,000 together with Inuvialuktun (2006) |
| Dialects |
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| Inuktitut syllabics, Inuktitut Braille, Latin | |
| Official status | |
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Official language in
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Nunavut Northwest Territories |
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Recognised minority
language in |
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| Regulated by | Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and various other local institutions. |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | iu |
| ISO 639-2 | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | east2534 |
Inuktitut (English pronunciation: /ɪˈnʊktᵻtʊt/; Inuktitut [inuktiˈtut], syllabics ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ; from inuk person + -titut like, in the manner of), also Eastern Canadian Inuktitut, refers to the entire culture of the Eastern Canadian Inuit, their values, societal norms, mannerisms and language; that is, "to do anything in the manner of an Inuk". For example, being educated in Inuktitut does not mean just using the language. Elders were taught in Inuktitut out on the land, sea and ice and in their homes, through observation of their parents, by listening to stories of their elders and others, through practice of various skills and behaviours, and by showing shared values and attitudes of Inuit. An Inukitut education is not done in classrooms and from books written in their language. Parents still teach their children in Inuktitut away from schools. Inuit generally consider their culture and language to be integral parts of a single whole.
The language of 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 of Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, to some extent in northeastern Manitoba as well as the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. It is one of the aboriginal languages written with Canadian Aboriginal syllabics.
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