Inuinnaqtun
E99108
Inuinnaqtun is an Inuit language spoken in parts of the Canadian Arctic, particularly in western Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inuinnaq | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eskimo–Aleut language
ⓘ
Indigenous language of North America ⓘ Inuit language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Inuktitut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | definitely endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Inuinnaqtun-speaking Inuit ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Inuinnaqtun
ⓘ
surface form:
Inuinnaq
Western Canadian Inuit language variety ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
ergative–absolutive alignment
ⓘ
postbases for derivation and inflection ⓘ rich system of verbal inflection ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType |
agglutinative
ⓘ
polysynthetic ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
consonant length contrast
ⓘ
long and short vowels ⓘ |
| ISO639-2Code | iku ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | ikt ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Inuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Eskimo–Aleut languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Eskimo–Aleut
|
| languagePolicyContext |
Official Languages Act of Nunavut
ⓘ
surface form:
Inuit Language Protection Act (Nunavut)
|
| macrolanguageOf | Inuktut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityLanguageIn | Canada ⓘ |
| officialStatusIn |
Northwest Territories
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nunavut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Inuit cultural heritage ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
official language of Nunavut
ⓘ
official language of the Northwest Territories ⓘ |
| region |
Northern Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Arctic
|
| revitalizationEfforts |
bilingual education initiatives
ⓘ
community-based language programs ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Cambridge Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Kitikmeot Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Kugluktuk NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Territories NERFINISHED ⓘ Nunavut NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulukhaktok ⓘ Kitikmeot Region ⓘ
surface form:
western Nunavut
|
| standardizationStatus | partially standardized orthography ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Inuit language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Inuit communities of the Northwest Territories
ⓘ
Inuit communities of western Nunavut ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education in some Nunavut schools
ⓘ
local government communication ⓘ |
| usedInMedia |
community publications
ⓘ
local radio programming ⓘ |
| usesSyllabics | no ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Inuinnaq