Inuktitut

E17515
Inuit language agglutinative language natural language polysynthetic language subject–object–verb language

Inuktitut is an Inuit language spoken primarily in northern Canada, especially in Nunavut and parts of Quebec, and is one of the territory’s official languages.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form As subject As object
Inuktut 0 2
Inuttitut 0 2
Nunavik Inuktitut 0 2
Nunavut Inuktitut 0 2
ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Inuit language →
agglutinative language →
natural language →
polysynthetic language →
subject–object–verb language →
etymology from Inuit word meaning “like an Inuk” or “in the manner of an Inuk” →
hasAutonym Inuktitut self-link →
Inuktitut self-linksurface differs →
surface form: ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ
hasCaseSystem ergative–absolutive alignment →
hasDialects Aivilimmiutut →
Inuvialuktun →
surface form: Kivallirmiutut

Labrador Inuttitut →
Inuktitut self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Nunavik Inuktitut

Inuktitut self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Nunavut Inuktitut

Qikiqtaaluk nigiani →
hasGrammaticalNumber dual →
plural →
singular →
hasMorphologicalFeature extensive use of suffixes →
incorporation of nouns into verbs →
hasPhonologicalFeature distinction between short and long vowels →
limited consonant inventory →
hasRegulator Inatsisartut →
surface form: Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit

Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut →
hasWritingSystem Canadian Aboriginal syllabics →
surface form: Inuktitut syllabics

Latin alphabet →
isEndangeredStatus vulnerable →
ISO639-1Code iu →
ISO639-2Code iku →
ISO639-3Code iku →
languageFamily Eskimo–Aleut languages →
officialLanguageOf Northwest Territories →
Nunavut →
spokenBy Inuit →
spokenIn Canada →
Labrador →
Northwest Territories →
Nunavik →
Nunavut →
Quebec, Canada →
surface form: Quebec
subfamily Inuit languages →
usedIn education in Nunavut →
local government in Nunavut →
media in northern Canada →
usesScript Canadian Aboriginal syllabics →
Latin script →
writingDirection left-to-right →
writingSystemIntroduced Inuktitut syllabics in the 19th century →

Referenced by (38)

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

Inuktun → closelyRelatedTo → Inuktitut →
Inupiaq → closelyRelatedTo → Inuktitut →
Inuvialuktun → closelyRelatedTo → Inuktitut →
Kalaallisut → closelyRelatedTo → Inuktitut →
this entity surface form: Nunavik Inuktitut
this entity surface form: Nunavut Inuktitut
this entity surface form: Inuktut
Inuktitut → hasAutonym → Inuktitut self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ
Inuktitut → hasAutonym → Inuktitut self-link →
Inuktitut → hasDialects → Inuktitut self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Nunavut Inuktitut
Inuktitut → hasDialects → Inuktitut self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Nunavik Inuktitut
Labrador → hasIndigenousLanguage → Inuktitut →
World War I poetry → hasLanguage → Inuktitut →
Nain → hasOfficialLanguage → Inuktitut →
this entity surface form: Inuttitut
Churchill → language → Inuktitut →
Northern Canada → language → Inuktitut →
Mary Simon → languageSpoken → Inuktitut →
Premier of Nunavut → languageUsed → Inuktitut →
Iqaluit → nameLanguage → Inuktitut →
Chipewyan → neighboringLanguages → Inuktitut →
Iqaluit → officialLanguage → Inuktitut →
Kangiqsujuaq → officialLanguage → Inuktitut →
Nunatsiavut → officialLanguage → Inuktitut →
this entity surface form: Inuttitut
Nunavik → officialLanguage → Inuktitut →
Nunavut → officialLanguage → Inuktitut →
this entity surface form: Inuktut
Cape Dorset → primaryLanguage → Inuktitut →
Inuit → speaks → Inuktitut →