Kalaallisut

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Kalaallisut is the Greenlandic Inuit language, an Eskimo–Aleut tongue spoken primarily in Greenland and serving as the territory’s official language.

All labels observed (8)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eskimo–Aleut language
Greenlandic language
Inuit language
language
alsoKnownAs Greenlandic
West Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
closelyRelatedTo Inuinnaqtun
Inuktitut
Inupiaq
country Greenland
hasCaseSystem ergative–absolutive alignment in noun morphology
hasDialects Central West Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut

North Greenlandic
South Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
hasMorphologicalFeature extensive use of suffixes
incorporation of nouns into verbs
hasPhonologicalFeature limited consonant inventory
long and short vowels
ISO639-1Code kl
ISO639-2Code kal
ISO639-3Code kal
languageBranch Eskimo
linked to: Inuit
languageFamily Eskimo–Aleut
languageSubbranch Inuit
morphologicalType polysynthetic
nativeName kalaallisut
numberOfSpeakers tens of thousands
officialLanguageOf Greenland
partOf Greenlandic cultural identity
region Arctic
linked to: Arctic region

North America
regulatedBy Oqaasileriffik
spokenIn Canada
Denmark
Greenland
standardizedIn 20th century
subclassOf Agglutinative language
Head-marking language
Nominative–accusative language
Polysynthetic language
SOV language
typicalWordOrder SOV
usedAs lingua franca within Greenland
uses administration in Greenland
daily communication in Greenland
education in Greenland
media in Greenland
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Inuit speaks Kalaallisut
Greenland officialLanguage Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
Eskimo–Aleut languages majorLanguage Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
Kalaallisut alsoKnownAs West Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
Kalaallisut hasDialects Central West Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
Kalaallisut hasDialects South Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
Inuktun hasAlternativeName North Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
Inuktun closelyRelatedTo Kalaallisut
Inuktun influencedBy Kalaallisut
Nuuk officialLanguage Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
Inuit languages hasPart Greenlandic language
linked to: Kalaallisut
Inuit languages hasPart Kalaallisut
North American language family includes Greenlandic language
linked to: Kalaallisut
Avanersuaq region hasLanguage Kalaallisut
Thule area indigenousLanguage Kalaallisut
Qaanaaq hasLanguage Kalaallisut
Qaqortoq hasOfficialLanguage Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
Government of Greenland languageOfWorkOrName Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
Oqaasileriffik focusesOn Kalaallisut
Oqaasileriffik focusesOn Greenlandic grammar
linked to: Kalaallisut
Kingdom of Denmark recognizedLanguage Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
American Indian languages includeLanguage Greenlandic language
linked to: Kalaallisut
Proto-Inuit hasDescendant Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
Proto-Inuit hasDescendant Kalaallisut
Greenland Provincial Council languageOfWorkOrName Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
Tasiilaq hasLanguage Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
Ministry of Environment and Nature (Greenland) languageOfWorkOrName Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
Avannaata hasOfficialLanguage Greenlandic
subject linked to: Avannaata (partly)
linked to: Kalaallisut
Parliament of Greenland officialLanguage Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
University of Greenland languageOfInstruction Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
National Museum of Greenland languageOfExhibits Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
Nuup Kangerlua languageOfName Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut