| Inuinnaqtun | |
| States: | Canada (Nunavut and Northwest Territories) |
| Speakers: | 1,310 |
| Date: | 2016 census |
| Ref: | [1] |
| Familycolor: | Eskimo-Aleut |
| Fam2: | Eskimo |
| Fam3: | Inuit |
| Fam4: | Inuvialuktun |
| Ancestor: | Proto-Eskimo–Aleut |
| Ancestor2: | Proto-Eskimo |
| Ancestor3: | Proto-Inuit |
| Nation: | Nunavut Northwest Territories |
| Agency: | Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami |
| Iso1: | iu |
| Iso2: | iku |
| Iso2comment: | Inuktitut |
| Iso3: | ikt |
| Iso3comment: | Inuinnaqtun, Western Canadian Inuktitut |
| Map: | Inuktitut dialect map.svg |
| Mapcaption: | Inuit dialects. Inuinnaqtun is olive green. |
| Map2: | Lang Status 60-DE.svg |
| Glotto: | copp1244 |
| Glottorefname: | Inuinnaqtun |
| Root: | Inu- ᐃᓄ- / nuna ᓄᓇ "person" / "land" |
| Person: | Inuinnaq |
| People: | Inuinnait |
| Language: | Inuinnaqtun; Tikuraq ᑎᑯᕋᖅ |
| Country: | Inuinnait Nunangat,Inuit Nunangat ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ |
Inuinnaqtun (pronounced as /inuinːɑqtun/; natively meaning 'like the real human beings/peoples'), is an Inuit language. It is spoken in the central Canadian Arctic. It is related very closely to Inuktitut, and some scholars, such as Richard Condon, believe that Inuinnaqtun is more appropriately classified as a dialect of Inuktitut.[2] The government of Nunavut recognises Inuinnaqtun as an official language in addition to Inuktitut, and together sometimes referred to as Inuktut.[3] [4] It is spoken in the Northwest Territories as well and is recognised as an official language of the territory in addition to Inuvialuktun and Inuktitut.[5]
Inuinnaqtun is used primarily in the communities of Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk and Gjoa Haven in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Outside Nunavut, it is spoken in the hamlet of Ulukhaktok,[6] where it is also known as Kangiryuarmiutun, forming a part of Inuvialuktun.[7] It is written using the Roman orthography[8] except in Gjoa Haven, where Inuit syllabics are used (as for Natsilingmiutut).
| English | Inuinnaqtun | pronunciation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodbye | pronounced as //ilaːnilu// | ||
| Good morning | pronounced as //ublaːmi// | ||
| How are you? | pronounced as //qanuɢitpin// | ||
| I am fine | pronounced as //naːmːaktuŋa// | ||
| I am good | pronounced as //nakujuŋa// | ||
| How about you? | pronounced as //ilvitːauq// | ||
| What are you doing? | pronounced as //hulijutin// | ||
| What are you going to do? | pronounced as //huliniaqpin// | ||
| I'm not going to do anything | pronounced as //huliniahuaŋːitːuŋa// | ||
| I love you | pronounced as //piqpaɡijaɡin// | ||
| I don't know | pronounced as //nauna// | ||
| Yes/Yeah | pronounced as //iː// | ||
| No | pronounced as //imanːaq// | ||
| Who are you? | pronounced as //kinauvin// | ||
| Where are you from? | pronounced as //namiɢmiutaujutin// | ||
| Where am I? | pronounced as //namiːtuŋa// | ||
| Who is that person? | pronounced as //kina taːmna// | ||
| Where is the store? | pronounced as //nauk niuviɢvik// | ||
| How much is this? | pronounced as //una qafːitaːlaujuk// | ||
| Do you have a phone? | pronounced as //talafuːtiqaqtutin// | ||
| Do you have a camera? | pronounced as //piksaliutiqaqtutin// | ||
| Can you cut this? | pronounced as //una pilakaːlaːqtan// | ||
| Would you like to go for a walk? | pronounced as //pihuːjaɢumajutin// | ||
| This is nice | pronounced as //una pinːiqtuq// | ||
| I am going to work | pronounced as //havaɡiaɢniaqpuŋa// | ||
| I am going home now | pronounced as //aŋilɢauniaqpuŋa// | ||
| I am hungry | pronounced as //kaːɡliqpuŋa// | ||
| I need help (help me) | pronounced as //ikajulːaŋːa// | ||
| I like those | pronounced as //aliagijakta /taːpkua// | ||
| I will see you tomorrow | pronounced as //aqaɡutːauq// | ||
| My name is... | pronounced as //atiɢa// | ||
| I have a daughter | pronounced as //paniqaqpuŋa// | ||
| I have a son | pronounced as //iɢniqaqpuŋa// | ||
| Thanks | pronounced as //quana// | ||
| Thank you | pronounced as //quanaqːutin// | ||
| Thank you very much | pronounced as //quanaqpiaqːutin// | ||
| You are welcome | pronounced as //Ilaːli// | ||
| May I ask you a question? | pronounced as //apiɢilːaɡlaɡin// | ||
| One | pronounced as //atauhiq// | ||
| Two | pronounced as //malɢuːk// | ||
| Three | pronounced as //piŋahut// | ||
| Four | pronounced as //hitaman// | ||
| Five | pronounced as //talːiman// | ||
| Knife | pronounced as //havik// | ||
| Fork | pronounced as //kapuɢaut// | ||
| Spoon | pronounced as //aluːt// | ||
| Plate | pronounced as //akːiutaq// | ||
| Cup | pronounced as //qalːut// | ||
| That's all! | pronounced as //taima// |