| East Greenlandic | |
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| Tunumiit oraasiat | |
| Native to | East Greenland |
| Ethnicity | Tunumiit |
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Native speakers
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3,000–3,500 (1995) |
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Eskimo–Aleut
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | tunu1234 |
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Inuit dialects. Tunumiit is grey.
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Tunumiit oraasiat or East Greenlandic, known as Tunumiisut in Kalaallisut, is a variety of Greenlandic spoken in eastern Greenland by the Tunumiit. It is generally considered a divergent dialect of Greenlandic, but verges on being a distinct language. The largest town where it is the primary language is Tasiilaq on Ammassalik Island, with the Island's name being derived from the West Greenlandic name of the town.