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Inuktut

Collective name for Inuit languages From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Inuktut is the collective name for the Inuit languages.[1]

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Map showing some of the dialects of Inuktut

It is used by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the Inuit Circumpolar Council, and the Government of Nunavut throughout Inuit Nunaat and Inuit Nunangat.[1][2][3][4][5]

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Usage

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) says "Inuktut is the language of Inuit spoken across Inuit Nunangat."[1] According to ITK, it encompasses Inuvialuktun, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, and Inuttut.[1]

The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) indicates that in Canada Inuktut includes Inuvialuktun, Inuinnaqtun, and Inuktitut.[3]

The Government of Nunavut says that Inuktut encompasses the Inuit languages of Nunavut. The term is often used specifically to refer to the Inuit languages of Nunavut:[4][5] Inuinnaqtun, spoken in Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk, and Inuktitut, spoken in the other communities in Nunavut.[6]

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