Siglitun
E353183
Siglitun is a dialect of the Inuit language traditionally spoken by the Siglit Inuit of the western Canadian Arctic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siglitun canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Inuit language dialect
ⓘ
dialect ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Inuvialuit Regional Corporation ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Inuvialuktun
ⓘ
surface form:
Kangiryuarmiutun
Uummarmiutun ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| endonym | Siglitun self-link ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Siglit Inuit ⓘ |
| glottologCode | sigl1240 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Inuvialuktun
ⓘ
surface form:
Siglitun Inuvialuktun
Siglitun dialect ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Eskimo–Aleut languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Proto-Eskimo–Aleut
Proto-Inuit ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Beaufort coastal Siglitun
ⓘ
Mackenzie River delta ⓘ
surface form:
Mackenzie Delta Siglitun
|
| hasLexicalSimilarityWith |
Inupiaq
ⓘ
surface form:
Alaskan Iñupiaq
Inuktitut ⓘ
surface form:
Central Canadian Inuktitut
|
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
extensive use of suffixes
ⓘ
polysynthetic morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | rich consonant inventory typical of Inuit languages ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature | primarily SOV word order ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | xsl ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Inuvialuit language
ⓘ
surface form:
Inuvialuktun language continuum
|
| languageBranch | Inuit languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Eskimo–Aleut languages ⓘ |
| partOf |
Inuit languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Inuit language
Inuvialuit cultural heritage ⓘ |
| region |
Northwest Territories
ⓘ
western Canadian Arctic ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
community-based language classes
ⓘ
school programs in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Siglit Inuit ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Arctic coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Beaufort Sea coast
Inuvialuit Settlement Region ⓘ Mackenzie River delta ⓘ
surface form:
Mackenzie Delta
|
| status | endangered ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Inuvialuktun ⓘ |
| taughtIn | Northwest Territories schools ⓘ |
| traditionalUse | communication during seasonal hunting and fishing camps ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication within Siglit communities
ⓘ
hunting terminology ⓘ traditional oral storytelling ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Canadian Aboriginal syllabics
ⓘ
surface form:
Inuktitut syllabics
Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.