Western Canadian Inuktitut
Western Canadian Inuktitut is an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken in Canada. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Inuvialuktun (part of Western Canadian Inuit / Inuktitut / Inuktut / Inuktun) comprises several Inuit language varieties spoken in the northern Northwest Territories by Canadian Inuit who call themselves Inuvialuit. Some dialects and sub-dialects are also spoken in Nunavut.
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Words in Western Canadian Inuktitut
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | inuk* | |
| name | atiq* | |
| eye | iyi* | |
| ear | hiun* | |
| nose | qiNaq* | |
| tooth | kigun* | |
| tongue | uqaq* | |
| hand | algak* | |
| blood | auk* | |
| bone | hauniq* | |
| skin | amiq* | |
| knee | hitquq* | |
| breast | iviaNiq* | |
| liver | tiNuk* | |
| water | imaq* | |
| fire | iNniq* | |
| sun | hiqiniq* | |
| star | ubluriaq* | |
| stone | uyaraq* | |
| mountain | iGiq* | |
| tree | napaqtuq* | |
| leaf | atuNauyaq* | |
| night | unuaq* | |
| dog | qinmiq* | |
| fish | iqaluk* | |
| louse | kumak* | |
| one | atauhiq* | |
| two | malGuk* | |
| I | uvaNa* | |
| you | ilvit* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- InuktitutEskimo-Aleut72% alike
- North Alaskan InupiatunEskimo-Aleut69% alike
- Seward Alaska InupiatunEskimo-Aleut59% alike
- Naukan YupikEskimo-Aleut46% alike
- Central YupikEskimo-Aleut35% alike
- Central Siberian YupikEskimo-Aleut33% alike
Grammar
- SherdukpenSino-Tibetan89% alike
- KalaallisutEskimo-Aleut89% alike
- ThurawalPama-Nyungan86% alike
- NarunggaPama-Nyungan85% alike
- AguarunaChicham85% alike
- HurrianHurro-Urartian84% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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