Inuinnaqtun

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Inuinnaqtun
Inuktitut, Kangiryuarmiutun
Spoken in	Canada (Nunavut and Northwest Territories)
Total speakers	approximately 2,000
Language family	Inuit
Official status
Official language in	Nunavut and Northwest Territories (Canada)
Regulated by	Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Language codes
ISO 639-1	iu
ISO 639-2	iku
ISO 639-3	ikt
Communities where Inuinnaqtun is spoken
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Inuinnaqtun (meaning Like the real human beings/peoples) is an indigenous language of Canada. It is related very closely to Inuktitut, and some scholars^[who?] believe that Inuinnaqtun is more appropriately classified as a dialect of Inuktitut. The governments of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut recognise Inuinnaqtun as an official language in addition to Inuktitut. ^[1] The Nunavut Official Languages Act, passed by the Senate of Canada on June 11, 2009, recognized Inuinnaqtun as one of the official languages of Nunavut.

Inuinnaqtun is used primarily in the communities of Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk in the western Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. To a lesser extent, it is also spoken in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut. Outside of Nunavut, it is spoken in the hamlet of Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, where it is called Kangiryuarmiutun. It is written using the Latin alphabet.

Contents 1 Inuinnaqtun phrases 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External links

[edit] Inuinnaqtun phrases

[edit] References

[edit] Further reading

[edit] External links

• Glossary, Kitikmeot Heritage

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