Inuinnaqtun

E99108

Inuinnaqtun is an Inuit language spoken in parts of the Canadian Arctic, particularly in western Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Inuinnaqtun canonical 18
Inuinnaq 1
Uqsuqtuuq 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eskimo–Aleut language
Indigenous language of North America
Inuit language
closelyRelatedTo Inuktitut
endangeredStatus definitely endangered
ethnicGroup Inuinnaqtun-speaking Inuit
hasAlternativeName Inuinnaq
linked to: Inuinnaqtun

Western Canadian Inuit language variety
hasLinguisticFeature ergative–absolutive alignment
postbases for derivation and inflection
rich system of verbal inflection
hasMorphologicalType agglutinative
polysynthetic
hasPhonologicalFeature consonant length contrast
long and short vowels
ISO639-2Code iku
ISO639-3Code ikt
languageBranch Inuit
languageFamily Eskimo–Aleut
languagePolicyContext Inuit Language Protection Act (Nunavut)
macrolanguageOf Inuktut
linked to: Inuktitut
minorityLanguageIn Canada
officialStatusIn Northwest Territories
Nunavut
partOf Inuit cultural heritage
recognizedAs official language of Nunavut
official language of the Northwest Territories
region Canadian Arctic
linked to: Northern Canada
revitalizationEfforts bilingual education initiatives
community-based language programs
spokenIn Cambridge Bay
Canada
Kitikmeot Region
Kugluktuk
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Ulukhaktok
western Nunavut
linked to: Kitikmeot Region
standardizationStatus partially standardized orthography
subclassOf Inuit language
linked to: Inuit languages
usedBy Inuit communities of the Northwest Territories
Inuit communities of western Nunavut
usedFor education in some Nunavut schools
local government communication
usedInMedia community publications
local radio programming
usesSyllabics no
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nunavut officialLanguage Inuinnaqtun
Kalaallisut closelyRelatedTo Inuinnaqtun
Inuktun closelyRelatedTo Inuinnaqtun
Inuvialuktun closelyRelatedTo Inuinnaqtun
Premier of Nunavut languageUsed Inuinnaqtun
Inuinnaqtun hasAlternativeName Inuinnaq
linked to: Inuinnaqtun
Kitikmeot Region officialLanguage Inuinnaqtun
Inuit languages hasPart Inuinnaqtun
Inuit Nunangat hasOfficialLanguage Inuinnaqtun
Nunavut hasOfficialLanguages Inuinnaqtun
Proto-Inuit hasDescendant Inuinnaqtun
Gjøa Haven hasIndigenousName Uqsuqtuuq
linked to: Inuinnaqtun