Inuit languages

E147137

Inuit languages are a group of closely related Indigenous languages spoken by Inuit peoples across the Arctic regions of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eskimo–Aleut languages
Indigenous languages of the Americas
language family
areImportantFor cultural identity of Inuit communities
areMutuallyIntelligibleWith neighboring Inuit dialects to varying degrees
areSubjectOf Arctic linguistic research
closelyRelatedTo Yupik languages
ethnicGroup Inuit peoples
linked to: Inuit
feature complex verb morphology
ergative–absolutive alignment (in many varieties)
polysynthetic morphology
productive derivational morphology
rich inflectional systems
glottologCode inui1246
hasAlternativeName Inuit-Inupiaq languages
Inuktut (in some Canadian contexts)
linked to: Inuktitut
hasDialects multiple regional dialects
hasPart Greenlandic language
linked to: Kalaallisut

Inuinnaqtun
Inuktitut
Inuktun
Inuvialuktun
Kalaallisut
Yupik–Inuit transitional varieties
historicallyDerivedFrom Proto-Eskimo
linked to: Proto-Inuit
ISO639FamilyCode esx
languageFamily Eskimo–Aleut
partOf Eskimo–Aleut language family
recognizedAs official language in Greenland (Kalaallisut)
official language in Northwest Territories (certain varieties)
official language in Nunavut
region Arctic Ocean coasts
Circumpolar North
linked to: Far North
spokenBy Inuit
spokenIn Alaska
Arctic regions
linked to: Arctic region

Canada
Greenland
status endangered in several regions
subclassOf Eskimo languages
subjectOf language revitalization efforts
usedFor local media and broadcasting in some regions
oral storytelling traditions
traditional knowledge transmission
usedIn education in some Inuit communities
writingSystem Canadian Aboriginal syllabics
Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Eskimo–Aleut languages hasSubfamily Inuit languages
Indigenous languages of Canada includesLanguage Inuktut (umbrella term for Inuit languages in Canada)
linked to: Inuit languages
Inuktun subclassOf Inuit language
linked to: Inuit languages
Inuktun languageBranch Inuit languages
Inuvialuktun partOf Inuit languages
Labrador Inuttitut subdivisionOf Inuit language
linked to: Inuit languages
Aivilimmiutut languageBranch Inuit languages
Inuinnaqtun subclassOf Inuit language
linked to: Inuit languages
Kitikmeot Region hasIndigenousGroup Inuinnaqtun-speaking Inuit
linked to: Inuit languages
Cup’ig dialect belongsToGroup Alaskan Native languages
linked to: Inuit languages
Siglitun partOf Inuit language
linked to: Inuit languages
Siglitun languageBranch Inuit languages
Proto-Inuit followedBy Inuit languages
Inuvialuit language subfamily Inuit languages