Inuvialuktun
E71067
Inuvialuktun is a group of Inuit dialects spoken by the Inuvialuit people of Canada’s western Arctic, primarily in the Northwest Territories.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inuvialuktun canonical | 20 |
| Inuinnaqtun | 2 |
| Kangiryuarmiutun | 2 |
| Kivallirmiutut | 1 |
| Siglitun Inuvialuktun | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 |
Inuvialuktun
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
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 languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Eskimo–Aleut
|
| lexifier | Proto-Inuit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eskimo–Aleut languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Eskimo–Aleut language family
Inuit languages ⓘ |
| recognizedIn | Northwest Territories ⓘ |
| region | Inuvialuit Settlement Region ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Inuit
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Inuinnaqtun
this entity surface form:
Kivallirmiutut
this entity surface form:
Kangiryuarmiutun
this entity surface form:
Kangiryuarmiutun
this entity surface form:
Siglitun Inuvialuktun