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Inuktitut (Eskimo/Inuit Language)

Inuktitut is an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken across the entire northern span of North America, forming what is called a linguistic chain--each dialect is easily mutually intelligible with its neighbors, but not with dialects further away. For practical purposes, linguistic chains are treated as a single language, and so the Alaskan dialects Inupiaq and Inupiatun, the Eastern and Western Inuktitut languages of Canada, and Greenlandic are all classified together. The Cree word "Eskimo" is considered an offensive term by some Inuit today, but other Inuit people continue to use the two names interchangeably.



˜Inuktitut Language
Inuktitut language samples and resources.

˜Inuit Tribe Culture and History
Information and links about the Inuit people past and present.

˜Inuit Legends
Introduction to the mythology of the Inuits.



˜Inuktitut Language Resources –

Our Inuktitut Language Materials

Inuktitut Vocabulary
     List of vocabulary words in the Inuktitut language.

Links to Inuktitut Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Inuktitut Audio Samples * Kids' Stop: Inuktitut Language
     Sound files of the spoken Inuktitut language
Inuktitut Translations
     Five English-Inuktitut glossaries
Inuktitut Syllabary * Iñupiaq Alphabet * Greenlandic Eskimo
    Introduction to Inuktitut writing systems, with sample texts.
Inuktitut Syllabarium * Inupiaq Orthography
     Inuit writing systems and text examples.
Freelang Inuit Dictionary:
     Free downloadable wordlist from the Inuktitut language.
Nunavut Place Names
    Map of Nunavut labeled with traditional Inuktitut names and their meanings.
Eastern Canadian Inuit Language * Inuktitut Orthography * Eastern Canadian Inuit Orthography * Inuktitut Pronunciation
    Inuktitut Phonology * Eastern Canadian Inuit Syntax * Inuktitut Linguistic Description:
    Scanned-in Eastern Canadian Inuktitut language materials from the Rosetta Project.
Greenlandic Inuktitut Language * Greenlandic Inuktitut Phonology * Greenlandic Inuktitut Grammar:
    Scanned-in Greenlandic Inuktitut language materials from the Rosetta Project.
North Alaskan Inupiat Language * Northwest Alaskan Inupiatun * Alaskan Eskimo Language Map
    Inupiat Orthography: * Inupiatun Pronunciation * Inupiat Numbers:
    Scanned-in Inupiatun language materials from the Rosetta Project.
Human Rights: Inuktitut:
    Translation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into the Inuktitut language.
Inupiat Prayers * Lord's Prayer in Copper Inuktitut * Lord's Prayer in Inupiaq * Language Museum: Inuktitut:
    Translations of Christian prayers into the Inuit languages.
The Tower of Babel in Inuktitut * Greenlandic Inuktitut Bible Translation * Genesis in Inuktitut * Inuktitut Bible Verses:
    Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Genesis * Eastern Inuit Bible Verses: Bible passages in the Eskimo languages.
Comparative Yupik and Inuit:
    Essay describing the Yupik and Inuit languages, with a linguistic map.
Canadian Inuit Names * Inupiaq Names * Inupiaq Place Names
     Chart of place names in Inuit languages.
Silent Night:
    Inuktitut translation of the Christmas song.
Inuvialutun Language Plaque
     Canadian human rights tribute written in Inuvialutun.

Inuktitut Dictionaries, Audio Tapes and Language Resources

Comparative Eskimo Dictionary
     Yupik/Aleut/Inuktitut dictionary for sale.
Finding My Talk:
     Documentary about language loss and revival among the Inuit, Tlingit, Mohawk, and Cree.



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