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Inuvialuktun

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449: 538: 669:'s 2001 Census report is only slightly better, reporting 765 self-identified Inuktitut speakers out of a self-reported Inuvialuit population of 3,905. Considering the large number of non-Inuit living in Inuvialuit areas and the lack of a single common dialect among the already reduced number of speakers, the future of the Inuit language in the NWT appears bleak. 1519: 534:'s 2016 Census 680 (22%) of the 3,110 Inuvialuit speak any form of Inuktitut, and 550 (18%) use it at home. Considering the large number of non-Inuit living in Inuvialuit areas and the lack of a single common dialect among the already reduced number of speakers, the future of the Inuit language in the NWT appears bleak. 556:
Inuit, who spoke Siglitun, but in the second half of the 19th century, their numbers were dramatically reduced by the introduction of new diseases. Inuit from Alaska moved into traditionally Siglit areas in the 1910s and 1920s, enticed in part by renewed demand for furs from the
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The Inuvialuk dialects spoken in Nunavut (that is, Iglulingmiut, Aivilingmiutut, Kivallirmiutut, and eastern Natsilingmiutut) are often counted as Inuktitut, and the government of the NWT only recognizes Inuinnaqtun and Inuvialuktun. In addition,
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The Inuvialuktun dialects are seriously endangered, as English has in recent years become the common language of the community. Surveys of Inuktitut usage in the NWT vary, but all agree that usage is not vigorous. According to the
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Inuvialuktun, Inuinnaqtun and Inuktitut constitute three of the eleven official languages of the Northwest Territories. Inuinnaqtun is also official alongside Inuktitut in Nunavut.
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language, has conventionally been grouped with Inuvialuktun because it's spoken in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region of the NWT. Uummarmiutun is found in the communities of
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Before the 20th century, the Inuvialuit Settlement Region was primarily inhabited by
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was, until the 1980s, believed to be extinct, but it is still spoken by people in
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Current Status of Writing Systems for Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun and Inuvialuktun
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Map of Inuvialuktun dialects spoken across the Canadian Arctic
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Aboriginal Population Profile, 2016 Census, Inuvialuit region
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characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see
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coast of the Northwest Territories – the lands of the
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It was traditionally subsumed under a broader 65:680, 22% of ethnic population (2016 census) 1745:UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger 1669:Inuvialuit Digital Library – Language Resources 1600:Official Languages of the Northwest Territories 640:Inuvialuktun and Inuinnaqtun are written in a 488:(formerly Siglitun; Inuvialuktun proper), the 2143: 1806: 571:– in reference to their settlements near the 8: 1510: 1508: 970:(an expression used when alarmed or fearful) 456:Inuvialuktun is spoken by the Inuit of the 2190: 2150: 2136: 2128: 1855: 1813: 1799: 1791: 1551: 1549: 1547: 1545: 1543: 1541: 755:. Essentially the same as Natsilingmiutut. 727:or Netsilik consists of three subdialects: 18: 16:Inuit language varieties spoken in Canada 1583: 1581: 1426: 819: 536: 526:The Inuvialuktun dialects are seriously 447: 1638:. Government of Nunavut. Archived from 1504: 1492:good snow conditions for sledge travel 319:question marks, boxes, or other symbols 1617: 1615: 1569: 1567: 1565: 1563: 1444:first snow layer in autumn that stays 792:which is essentially identical to the 334: 284:, Western Canadian Inuktitut 1662: 1660: 672:From east to west, the dialects are: 135: 7: 663:Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre 452:Map of Inuit languages and dialects 14: 620:distinctions for each). Although 426:varieties spoken in the northern 301:  Western Canadian Inuktitut 1687:, s. 1 in its original version ( 217:Inuvialuit Cultural Centre and 747:consists of four subdialects: 1: 2818:Endangered Eskaleut languages 1730:Inuit Language Protection Act 2632:Labrador Inuit Pidgin French 1712:(radio programme on demand). 1709:Tusaavik with Dodie Malegana 1666:Inuvialuit Cultural Centre: 1593:, s. 4 in its 2003 version; 1533:Inuvialuit Settlement Region 1247:It can't be helped! Too bad. 720:shore of the Kivalliq Region 474:Inuvialuit Settlement Region 2754:Plains Indian Sign Language 1111:Nakinngaaqpin?/Sumiutauvin? 716:or Caribou on the southern 699:or Aivilik on the northern 2834: 2605:Pidgins, creoles and mixed 1776:. August 2006. p. 6.2 593:of Inuvialuktun and other 582: 444:Distribution and varieties 2769: 2100: 644:and have no tradition of 616:qualities (with phonemic 569:people of the green trees 561:. 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Or how come? 1165:What is the time? 1159:/qanuqtaivakpiuŋ/ 667:Statistics Canada 532:Statistics Canada 395: 394: 342: 341:"person" / "land" 333: 332: 315:rendering support 311:phonetic symbols. 213:Regulated by 2825: 2698:Hutterite German 2191: 2152: 2145: 2138: 2129: 2073:(writing system) 2013:Central Siberian 1951: 1927:Kangiryuarmiutun 1856: 1815: 1808: 1801: 1792: 1785: 1784: 1782: 1781: 1775: 1767: 1761: 1754: 1748: 1741: 1735: 1719: 1713: 1698: 1692: 1678: 1672: 1664: 1655: 1654: 1652: 1650: 1644: 1637: 1629: 1627: 1619: 1610: 1585: 1576: 1571: 1558: 1553: 1536: 1529: 1523: 1512: 1476:deep, soft snow 1436:English meaning 1427: 1421: 1408: 1398:Eskimo ice cream 1393: 1380: 1367: 1354: 1353:/qilausijaqtuaq/ 1350: 1337: 1336:/atuqtuːjaqtuaq/ 1324: 1323:[/uqumːiaqataːq/ 1311: 1298: 1255: 1242: 1229: 1216: 1212: 1199: 1186: 1173: 1160: 1147: 1134: 1120: 1116: 1103: 1099: 1095: 1082: 1069: 1056: 1043: 1030: 1017: 1004: 991: 978: 963: 955:It's cold! 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Index

Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Inuvialuit
Language family
Eskaleut
Eskaleut
Inuit
Proto-Eskaleut
Proto-Eskimoan
Proto-Inuit
Siglitun
Inuinnaqtun
Natsilingmiutut
Uummarmiutun
Kangiryuarmiutun
Writing system
Latin script
Syllabics
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Regulated by
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
ISO 639-1
iu
ISO 639-2
iku
Inuktitut
ISO 639-3
ikt
Inuinnaqtun

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