Inhabit Media Inc.
Also Known As:
ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ, Inuit, Eastern Arctic Eskimo, Eastern Canadian Eskimo
Dialects & Varieties
- Arctic Quebec
- Saglouc
- Itivimmiut
- Point Harrison
- Great Whale River
- Belcher Island
- Wakeham Bay
- Tarramiut
- North Baffin
- Iglulik
- Grise Fiord
- Pond Inlet
- Clyde River
- Arctic Bay
- Resolute Bay
- Repulse Bay
- Rigolet
- South Baffin
- Cape Dorset
- Frobisher Bay
- Coral Harbour
- Labrador
- Chesterfield Inlet
- Aivilik
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
14,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
17,500
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Canada;
Location Description
Hudson Strait areas, east through Nunavut, southern Baffin Island, and northern coastal settlements of Quebec, continuing along North Atlantic coast, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
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Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language in Society
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Inuktitut Tusaalanga from the Piruvik center provides bountiful information on Inuktitut provides in
An article at Indian Country Today Media Network on the newly official status of Inuktitut in Nunavu