Inuvialuktun

E71067

Indigenous language of North America Inuit language variety group of dialects

Inuvialuktun is a group of Inuit dialects spoken by the Inuvialuit people of Canada’s western Arctic, primarily in the Northwest Territories.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous language of North America → Inuit language variety → group of dialects →
closelyRelatedTo	Inuinnaqtun → Inuktitut →
country	Canada →
culturalAssociation	Arctic hunting traditions → Inuvialuit culture →
endangeredStatus	threatened →
glottocode	inuv1236 →
hasAlternativeName	Inuvialuit language →
hasDialect	Kangiryuarmiutun → Siglitun → Uummarmiutun →
hasMorphologicalType	polysynthetic →
hasOfficialSupportFrom	Government of the Northwest Territories →
hasPhonologicalFeature	long and short vowels → uvular consonants →
hasRevitalizationEfforts	community language classes → language education programs →
hasSpeakerCommunity	Aklavik → Inuvik → Paulatuk → Sachs Harbour → Tuktoyaktuk → Ulukhaktok →
hasWordOrder	flexible word order →
ISO639-3	ikt →
languageBranch	Inuit →
languageFamily	Eskimo–Aleut →
lexifier	Proto-Inuit →
partOf	Eskimo–Aleut language family → Inuit languages →
recognizedIn	Northwest Territories →
region	Inuvialuit Settlement Region →
spokenBy	Inuvialuit people →
spokenIn	Canada → Northwest Territories → western Arctic →
status	Indigenous language →
taughtIn	some schools in the Northwest Territories →
usedFor	cultural practices → daily communication → traditional stories →
usedIn	community events → local radio broadcasting →
writingSystem	Latin script →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Northwest Territories ("Inuinnaqtun") → Northwest Territories →	officialLanguage
Inuit ("Inuinnaqtun") → Inuit →	speaks
Inuvialuktun ("Kangiryuarmiutun") →	hasDialect
Inuktitut ("Kivallirmiutut") →	hasDialects
Inuvialuit Settlement Region →	hasLanguage
Gwich’in →	hasNeighboringLanguages
Indigenous languages of Canada →	includesLanguage
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories →	languageUsed