- Inuinnaqtun
language
name= Inuinnaqtun
nativename=Inuktitut ,Kangiryuarmiutun
states=Canada (Nunavut andNorthwest Territories )
speakers=approximately 2,000
familycolor=Eskimo-Aleut
family=Inuit
nation=Nunavut andNorthwest Territories (Canada )
agency=Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
iso1=iu|iso2=iku|iso3=ikt
Communities where Inuinnaqtun is spokenInuinnaqtun is an indigenous language of
Canada . It is related very closely toInuktitut , and many people believe that Inuinnaqtun is only a dialect of Inuktitut. The governments of theNorthwest Territories andNunavut recognise Inuinnaqtun as an official language in addition to Inuktitut. [ [http://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/PDF/ACTS/Official_Languages.pdf Northwest Territories Official Languages Act, 1988] (as amended 1988, 1991-1992, 2003)]Inuinnaqtun is used primarily in the communities of Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk in the western Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. To a smaller extent it is also spoken in
Gjoa Haven, Nunavut . Outside of Nunavut it is spoken in the hamlet ofUlukhaktok, Northwest Territories , where it is called "Kangiryuarmiutun ". It is written using theLatin alphabet .References
Further reading
* Harnum, Betty, Janet McGrath, and Margo Kadlun. "Inuinnaqtun Lessons Phase 1 : Copper Dialect of the Inuit Language". Cambridge Bay, N.W.T.: Kitikmeot Inuit Association, 1982.
* Harper, Kenn. "Current Status of Writing Systems for Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun and Inuvialuktun". [Yellowknife, N.W.T.] : Northwest Territories, Culture and Communications, 1992.
* "Inuinnaqtun English Dictionary". Cambridge Bay, Nunavut: Nunavut Arctic College, 1996.External links
* [http://www.kitikmeotheritage.ca/bowmaking/Glossary/glossary.htm Glossary]
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